A leading academician and statistician at Chancellor College (Chanco)—a constituent college of the University of Malawi — has said indications are clear that President Peter Mutharika will be re-elected next week and dismissed as flawed a survey which has put Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi Congress Party (MCP). Dr. Jimmy Namangale has said the survey —conducted […]
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has dismissed opinion polls done by Zomba-based Institute of (Ipor) between April 25 and June 3, saying they were concocted. DPP spokesperson Nicholas Dausi said the results of the survey are meant to portray a false sense of popularity for Tonse Alliance candidate Lazarus Chakwera and his running mate Saulos […]
A survey conducted by Malawi’s Institute of Public Opinion Research (Ipor) indicates that Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera will win the court-sanctioned fresh presidential election by majority votes required to form the next government. Ipor national investigator Dr Boniface Dulani presented the State of Governance report in Blantyre on Monday. The Ipor survey indicate […]
Malawians are more scared of going hungry than contracting Covid-19, the strands of coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey jointly conducted by the Institute of Public Opinion and Research (Ipor) and the programme on Governance and Local Development (GLD). The survey was conducted to gauge the public perception on Covid-19 and preliminary findings show 81 .73 […]
A large majority of Malawians feel the country is going in the wrong direction including a significant proportion of sympathisers of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), an Institute of Public Opinion Research (Ipor) survey has established. The survey dated October 2018 led by University of Malawi professors Blessings Chinsinga, Boniface Dulani, Joseph Chunga and […]
Malawi’s Institute of Public Opinion Research (Ipor) research reveals that main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is “clearly ahead” of all political parties as party perceived as “best capable of resolving what most Malawians consider to be the most important national problem – food shortage.” The survey, dated October 2018 had a national representative final sample […]
Former president Joyce Banda leads as most trusted political leader, a survey shows. Malawi’s Institute of Public Opinion Research (Ipor) research reveals that Banda – who was mired in a corruption scandal of unprecedented scale dubbed Cash gate – that led her to lose the 2014 elections is most trusted leader, albeit with only 32% trust […]
Malawi’s Institute of Public Opinion Research (Ipor) research on the political environment towards the 2019 Tripartite Elections shows President Peter Mutharika and his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) may have an edge over the opposition to get his second and mandatory final five-year term. DPP spokesman and Minister of Information Nicholous Dausi said said IPOR survey is reflective of reality […]
Public opinion survey conducted by Malawi’s Institute of Public Opinion Research (IPOR) indicates the Malawi May 21 2019 elections remains too close to call as the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is the biggest loser in the current political climate with the coming of new party UTM led by Vice President Saulos Chilima as the ruling […]