The outspoken ruling People’s Party (PP) official Uladi Mussa has said leaders of the opposition political parties in Malawi, who are planning to stand against the PP’s leader President Joyce Banda during the 2014 elections should be wise enough to emulate how the dogs behave during the mating period by respectfully giving one another a […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has indicated that depending on the availability of resources it may deploy more stringers across the country to meet the demand of coverage for aspiring candidates in the 2014 tripartite elections. MEC recruited 76 Stringers in the 2009 general elections to cover the electoral process that many stakeholders including the […]
Voter registration excise has started in selected districts and constituencies for the May 2014’s tripartite elections in Malawi, where electorate will be voting for a president, parliamentarians and ward councillors. At the time of writing it was still too early to comment on the turnout but the elections fever is well and truly taking hold […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Monday commences registration for the 20th May, 2014 tripartite to elect a ward councillor, a Member of Parliament and the State President. The exercise which is in 10 phases will be conducted in five districts in the Southern Region. The first phase of the registration will cover the whole districts of Nsanje, Chikhwawa, Neno […]
Member of Parliament for Rumphi central, Enoch Chakufwa Chihana, has said his party Aford has no reason not to support President Joyce Banda in next year;s presidential race. Chihana was speaking at rally addressed by President Banda at Bumba Primary school ground in Rumphi Friday afternoon. “I am the National Chairman of Aford. I was […]
Paramount Chief Chikulamayembe of the Tumbuka tribe has declared that President Joyce Banda will be offered a new contract as Head of State and Government at the elections next year. He was speaking at a Development rally that President Banda addressed at Bumba Model School Ground in Rumphi Central Constituency after she distributed cows to […]
President Joyce Banda has advised all Malawians to enlist their names in the voter’s roll when the turn of their area to register comes, and, most importantly, remember their plight under previous administrations when they cast their votes to elect their leaders next year. President Banda made the call at Luvwere School Ground in the […]
As queries intensify flow from accredited organisations about funding regarding the 2014 Tripartite Elections, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has said it is still in discussion with some development partners to ensure that all organizations accredited to offer civic and voter education get funding. MEC Chief Elections Officer Willie Kalonga said they decided to come […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says the forthcoming fresh voter registration will offer an opportunity for the Commission to have a clean and updated voters roll saying the current one is bloated with dead persons. “At the moment, the nation does not have a systematic means of reporting deaths which could help to have dead persons […]
A seemingly innocent joke by Standard Bank of Malawi CEO Charles Mudiwa, a Zimbabwean national has opened a Pandora Box leaving his employers in South Africa no choice but to transfer him to Zambia. Mudiwa , is said to have moved in with President Joyce Banda’s daughter, Susan. Mudiwa, in a key note address at […]
Elections are by their very nature conflict prone. No one goes into an election expecting to lose although the fact remains that there will be only one winner. With the tense and suspicion that surrounds the electoral period conflict is not absent. There is need for proper mechanism to manage conflict during elections otherwise it […]
Representatives of the Malawi Union of the Blind (MUB) in the northern border district of Karonga have petitioned the Malawi Electoral Commission on the need to respect their voting rights which they say have been violated in the previous elections. In the petition, the blind people are requesting the electoral body to timely introduce tactile […]
As preparations for the 2014 Tripartite Elections intensify, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it is committed to building the capacity of its stakeholders to ensure that they play their rightful role. MEC chairperson, Justice Maxon Mbendera said this on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 in Lilongwe when he jointly opened a two-day conflict management workshop […]
For 2014 tripartite elections, the number of registered voters per polling stream has been reduced from 1,200 to 800 with an aim of easing vote counting process, the Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) said. The electoral body has also increased the number of polling centres from 3897 to 4,449 in order to bring the elections “closer […]
Malawi’s opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) will hold primary elections in all the 193 constituencies to identify a new set of candidates for the 2014 tripartite elections. The two former ruling parties say the primaries will even be conducted in the constituencies held by their respective leaders- Prof Peter […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission will soon rollout registration of eligible voters for the 2014 Tripartite Election. The Commission will be coming up with a new voters’ roll and this means everyone will be required to register whether they registered before in 2008 or not. This means the current voter cards will become irrelevant as new […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has revealed it will hold Presidential Debates in the run to the tripartite elections next year. According to the released tripartite elections calendar, the Commission is expected to hold presidential debates, which will allow the aspirants to argue on the matter of policies and ideologies in the race to May 20th, […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has reduced nomination fees for female aspirants, for both Parliamentary and Local Government Elections, by 25 percent to encourage more women compete for positions. Meanwhile, the Commission has recommended to Parliament to change the voting time in order to create more time for the institution to count votes soon after voting […]