Candidate nomination papers for the May 2014 tripartite elections have been completed. Malawians can now realistically start making their decisions on whom to vote for. For those not affiliated with any political party the choice is agonisingly difficult. There is not much difference between candidates, policy wise. However, in Malawi the electorate vote for individuals, […]
Civil and human rights activists in Malawi have called upon the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to disqualify President Joyce Banda and her running mate from the May 20 tripartite elections, for failure to resign from public office. Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday in Lilongwe, the activists Mabvuto Bamusi, Phillip Kamangira, Billy Mayaya, Lucky Mbewe and […]
“Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed’ – Mao Tse-Tung Why is the vice presidency a poison chalice in Malawi? Check how all the vice presidents we have had since the dawn of multiparty politics have ended up. All spectacularly fell out with their bosses. Look, Bakili Muluzi mocked Justin Malewezi […]
Former Mzuzu City Parliamentarian Good Kaira has said he is confident that he will reclaim his seat come the May 2014 tripartite elections. Kaira made the remarks on Friday at Mzuzu City council chambers where he was the last candidate to file his nomination papers as the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) closed the nomination business […]
Well the nominations carnival is over, so too is our sheer love of pomposity, gluttony and admission that our politics need a lot of fresh thinking. I wrote somewhere how the opposition keep criticising Government wastefulness on Presidential convoys and ferrying of people, and this week, they fell right into the same trap. I have […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has requested President Joyce Banda to ensure that all contestants in the May 20 polls have equal access to the public broadcaster, Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC). MEC Chairperson, Justice Maxon Mbendera, made the appeal Friday when President Banda presented her nomination papers alongside her running mate, Sosten Gwengwe, at the COMESA Hall […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Presidential aspirant, Reverend Dr Lazarus Chakwera has alleged that some people are taking voter certificates from people, especially from his constituency. Briefing the press after presenting his nomination papers in Blantyre, Chakwera said he is reliably informed that there are some people who have been asking for voter certificates in exchange […]
It is a known secret that all the running mates for all party front-runners have been announced and filed their papers. The delay to announce the running mates by all political parties shows the dilemma of presidential candidates in doing so. This may be as a result of trying not to disintegrate the party by […]
There are two major events marked on the calendar for this year. One is the presidential, parliamentary and local elections in May and the other is the 50th independence anniversary in July. In both cases the question that cannot be avoided is about where the country has been and where it is headed. Malawi remains […]
People’s Transformation Party President Kamuzu Chibambo has withdrawn from contesting in the presidential polls as he could not present his nomination papers Wednesday after electoral officials said he had failed to raise K1 million nomination fees. Chibambo was expected to file his nomination papers to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) officials on the third day of […]
Presentation of nomination papers by aspiring parliamentarians and councillors in the May 20 Tripartite Elections started on a low note in Blantyre on Monday as the district commissioner’s office received seven nominations only. Statistics for the opening day, which Malawi News Agency (Mana) accessed, indicated that an independent candidate, two Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and […]
“The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don’t have to waste your time voting” – Charles Bukowski Elections mood has truly taken hold of Malawi. Contesting political parties are completing their line-ups gearing for what promises to be […]
As the election fever continues to grow, the Malawi Electoral Commission-MEC has said the official campaign period for the 20 May Tripartite Elections will start on March 21 this year. MEC Chairperson Justice Maxon Mbendera made the announcement in Blantyre on Monday when receiving nomination papers from Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Presidential Candidate Professor Peter […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has said any electoral process devoid of the involvement of media and the security sector is a non-starter and disastrous. MEC Regional Officer for the north Davison Mapwete said the media through errors and commissions can create chaos and render the elections incredible and unfair. “Please refrain from that in […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has come out in open disclosing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate, Professor Peter Mutharika would have been allowed to contest in May 20th tripatite elections despite being United States of America’s (USA) Green Card holder. Tension was high in the country in regards to Mutharika’s Green Card which most legal […]
“Don’t necessarily avoid sharp edges; occasionally they are necessary to leadership” Donald Rumsfeld Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika, him who wants to fill his Big Brother’s big shoes, has one frightening trait: he seems too slow to make the most basic of decisions. Look, one day he tells the world he wants to marry “a woman […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has announced no political party will be allowed to substitute candidates for May 20 tripartite after the closure of the nomination process. Presentation of nomination papers by candidates for Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Government Elections starts this Monday. Presidential candidates will file their papers at Comesa Hall in Blantyre. According to a statement […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says sitting parliamentarians need not to resign to be nominated for May 20 Parliamentary elections. There was hot debate and strong fear on social media that the nation could face a “Constitution crisis” by conducting the nomination process before dissolution of the National Assembly. In previous general elections, the Commission conducted nomination […]