Legal experts have clarified that the contentious 50-plus-one provision of electing a president by majority is already law in the Constitution but Parliament on Thursday could not pass the Constitutional Amendment Bill, which had pe appropriate provisions for the holding of the presidential run-off in the event that no single candidate secures the constitutional majority […]
CCAP Blantyre Synod general secretary the Reverend Billy Gama has taken the same tonne of governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to oppose the 50+1 provision of electing the country’s President, saying it will do more economic harm the country. Gama said the law set to be passed following a Constitutional Court clarification on an earlier […]
Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara on Thursday invoked Standing Order 105 to eject Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works Charles Mchacha and Machinga Central East legislator Daud Al-Deen Chikwanje of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for causing disorder in the House. Mchacha in a violent conduct stepped to grab the mace, the symbol of […]
Members of Parliament (MPs) have adopted two motions that will amend the Electoral Commission Act and the Parliamentary and Presidential Elections Act (PPEA) as part of the electoral reforms as provided by the High Court in readiness for fresh elections due by July 2. The Electoral Commission Act has been passed after Parliament went into […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) faithful have Wedesday hit the streets in Zomba in a new wave of protests against the February 3 landmark Constitutional Court election case ruling which annulled the May 21 presidential election. The court also ordered a fresh presidential election in July. DPP secretary general Grezelder Jeffrey, presidential aide Francis Mphepo and […]
Parliament’s Public Appointments Committee (PAC) which conducted an inquiry on the current Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to see if it is competent enough to hold the Constitution Court sanctioned fresh presidential polls has recommended the sacking of .MEC chairperson Jane Ansah and all commissioners for their incompetence and mismanagement of last May’s poll that was […]
Thousands of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) supporters on , flooded the streets of Blantyre in a protest march against the Constitutional Court election case ruling. DPP prominent politicians including party publicity secretary Nicholas Dausi, who is also Minister of Homeland Security, deputy minister of Homeland Security Charles Mchacha,members of parliament including Sameer Suleman, […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) has launched a blistering attack on its political distractors for suggesting that the party was joining forces with the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to frustrate the 50+1 electoral law for majority vote. Party spokesperson Ken Ndanga said those propagating the allegation are ignorant of the law. “The propaganda that UDF has […]
Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has Monday organized a protest march in Blantyre against the February 3 landmark Constitutional Court presidential election case ruling which annulled the May 21, 2019 presidential election. The court also ordered a fresh presidential election in July, 2020. A notice from the party say the march will start from the […]
Head of Africa program at London think-tank Chatham House, Alex Vines, has said the Constitutional Court decision to unanimously quash the 2019 Malawi presidential polls won by President Peter Mutharika, declaring he had been “unduly” elected is “quite significant” for democracy to thrive with “clean” polls. It is the first time a presidential election has […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) president Atupele Muluzi has not ruled out talks with the ruling party to be running mate to President Peter Mutharika in the Constitutional Court sanctioned fresh presidential election in July. Muluzi, however, said the party has not yet sealed a political deal with the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for the renewal […]
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Joseph Mwanamvekha will not present the Mid-Year Budget Review Statement this Friday as scheduled following Parliament decision to pave way for the Constitution Court judgement that nullififed the last May’s presidential elections and ordered fresh election within 150 days from February 2 2020. Mwanamvekha was expcted to table his […]
President Peter Mutharika’s legal team in the election case is upbeat that their client would instruct them to appeal against the Constitutional Court ruling on Wednesday on the suspension of the court order which nullified the May 21, 2019 presidential election. Charles Chidongondo Mhango, the sole lawyer for the Mutharika legal team who turned up […]
The Constitution Court has refused to grant Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) and President Peter Mutharika any suspension of enforcement of the judgement nullifying last year’s presidential election. On MEC’s argument about the cost of conducting fresh elections pegged at K48 billion as basis for staying the Concourt ruling, the judges dismissed this, saying if there […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah has contradicted fellow commissioner Moffat Banda on the status of preparations of fresh Constitutional Court instituted fresh elections. Earlier on, Commissioner Banda told the Pablic Appointments Committee (PAC) ) inquiry that they are yet to start preparing for the fresh elections because they are waiting for the outcome […]
President Peter Mutharika’s legal team has apologized in court for attacking Constitutional Court (ConCourt) judges who were hearing the presidential petition election case. One of the lawyers Charles Chidongondo Mhango made the apology during the application of the Constitutional Court stay of order application on Wednesday in Lilongwe. This was after one of the five […]
The Constitutional Court on Wednesday resumes sitting to hear an application by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to suspend the enforcement of the court’s ruling on nullification of the May 21 2019 presidential election pending appeal with petitioners asking that the application be dismissed with costs. In the case, State vice president and UTM Party […]
The budget for fresh presidential elections has been pegged at K43 billion, the embattled Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson has stated in a proposed calendar of the electoral process. The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) judgement last week nullified the May 21 2019 presidential election and ordered fresh election within 150 days of the ruling on February […]