Malawi has recorded one of the world’s biggest improvements in electoral credibility after its score on the internationally recognised Perceptions of Electoral Integrity (PEI) Index rose by 10 points following the 2025 General Election, according to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC). In a statement issued Thursday, MEC said Malawi’s PEI score increased from 59 in […]
A political expert has put forward a suggestion that the ruling party and the main opposition might not be comfortable with that a winning President should be declared winner after getting 50+1 vote aggregate from the three regions respectively. The Livingstonia University political scientist George Phiri says this would discourage tribal or regional vote which […]
Contrary to what many analysts have argued, the absence of youthful leaders in African politics is not entirely because authoritarian dictators have persistently marginalised and excluded them, and blocked them from becoming influential in political circles; but because to a large extent, the youth themselves are to blame. At the global level, there seems to […]
Government officials, Party Secretary Generals and the civil society organizations on Monday started a three day collaborative leadership and dialogue (CLD) training to enhance collaboration amongst them as the country approaches the 2019 tripartite elections. The training seeks to equip stakeholders with skills of dialogue and collaboration to effectively handle challenges that may arise during […]
Some religious leaders have emphasized that Malawians need serious reflection and decision to vote for credible, honest, intelligent and God fearing leaders to rescue the country from the clutches of corrupt authorities and achieve its national development agenda. The observation was made in Blantyre during an interface meeting organised by the Transformation Alliance (T.A) for […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has revealed that it plans to use the national Identity Cards (IDs) in the 2019 tripartite elections. MEC chairperson, Dr. Justice Jane Ansah made the remarks in Lilongwe during the launch of 2019 tripartite elections calendar under the theme: ‘Consolidating Malawi’s Democracy through the Ballot.’ Ansar said MEC is considering the […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) announced Tuesday that 2019 tripartite elections will be held on May 21, 2019. MEC Chairperson, Dr Jane Ansah made the announcement in Lilongwe at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) during the launch of the 2019 Tripratite Elections whose theme is “Consolidating Malawi Democracy Through the Ballot.” She said the May 2019 […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairman Justice Dr. Jane Ansah SC has revealed that her body has adopted and will use the Biometric Voters Registration System in order to ease some of the challenges faced during the voting process in previous general elections. Ansah disclosed this at the opening of a day long validation workshop for […]
What a stroke of genius it would be for Malawians finally to recognise that political parties have essentially become obstacles to good governance in Malawi, and to put them in their place by voting for a candidate with no political party to appease during his term of leadership! Since some people seem to simply take […]
The 2019 Tripartite Elections make 2019 an important one for the youth. Malawians will decide who should lead them for the next five years and preparations must begin now. This calls for active engagement of all quarters, including young people who constitute the majority of Malawi’s population. Politics is mostly said to be a dirty […]
President Peter Mutharika could end up staying in power unchallenged till September 2019 if the election date is extended Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah has informed Parliament Legal Affairs committee of the proposal to consider extending the 2019 election date to allow people more time to cast their votes. But chairperson of the […]
Mzimba South West legislator Khumbo Kachali, who is also a former State vice-president, has said people have lost trust with the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) after the cancelled streets protests for electoral reforms laws which raised suspicions that the organisation was silenced with money. He said this when Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament met representatives of […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is not spared the internal wrangles as individuals are strategically positioning themselves in readiness for the party’s national elective convention in readiness of next year’s Tripartite Elections. Happy Kayuni, a political scientist based at the University of Malawi’s Chancellor College, observed that the current squabbles in the opposition is also […]
Main opposition Malawi Congress Part (MCP) has downplayed a new country report for Malawi released by London-based Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) of The Economist Group which says President Peter Mutharika may have an edge over the opposition in 2019 elections, saying it is not reflective of reality on the ground. EIU, an internationally acclaimed risk […]
The Public Affairs Committee (PAC), a multi-faith human rights, democracy and accountability watchdog, says it will consult its board January 30 in Lilongwe on new dates for the mass demonstrations that were called off last year. The protests were called off to push for enactment of the Electoral Reforms Bills following government’s indication that it […]
Kenya and Liberia recently held presidential elections which were protracted by legal contestations of the kind we witnessed in the 2014 presidential elections in Malawi. The experience of these countries holds some lessons that could help us with the ongoing effort to reform our electoral laws. Kenya’s Constitution, a product of a violent political fallout […]
As we prepare for the 2019 Tripartite Elections, the Commission is intensifying its preparations for voter registration which is expected to commence in the first half of this year. Registration of voters will be easy and faster for those with national IDs as it will just involve establishing if the holder is the right owner […]
Leader of opposition and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarous Chakwera has repeated his previous assertion that his is leading a “government in waiting” , saying his party will ensure citizens are part of social –economic development. Chakwera blasted the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration, saying it has no idea how to fix their broken […]