The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on Friday pledged to conduct an election that is both independent and transparent for the country’s 2014 Tripartite Elections. Speaking during the launch of the commission’s Strategic Plan for 2013-2017 and the Voter and Civic Education Strategy at Hotel Victoria in Blantyre, MEC chairperson Maxon Mbendere noted that there need […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it will train secretaries general of all political parties in order to build their capacity in conflict management as the nation prepares for the first ever tripartite elections next year. MEC Chairman Justice Maxon Mbendera said Friday, the training would help party leaders to effectively manage electoral related conflicts which […]
With about 340 days to go before the country holds its first ever tripartite polls, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on Friday set the rhythm by finally launching the historic elections. Eligible Malawians will go to the polls on 20 May, 2014 to choose their preferred councilors, members of parliament and State President to represent them for […]
Reverend of the CCAP Synod of Livingstonia, Chimwemwe Mhango has come out that he wants to contest as Member of Parliament (MP) for Mzimba Solola in the impending tripartite elections. The veteran gospel musician disclosed in an interview on Thursday that he is not the one who came up with this idea, but the majority […]
The 2014 tripartite elections campaign period is not yet officially open but for one Noel Masangwi, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regional governor for the South, the race has just began as he officially declared interest to challenge Minster of Mines, John Bande for Blantyre City East seat. Masangwi, arrested last year and currently waiting to […]
As Malawi prepares for the forthcoming tripartite elections, one of the country’s major donor partners, Britain, has asked stakeholders to support the Malawi Electoral Commission (EC) for the body to conduct credible elections next year. The call came on Wednesday from the British High Commissioner to Malawi, Michael Nevin, during Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s […]
For more than 20 years, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has had no chance of winning presidential elections. This bad luck could change in 2014. Peter Mutharika and Joyce Banda are certainly heavy contenders for the presidency. But if MCP chooses Lazarus Chakwera, he may be the man to beat. MCP is the only truly […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has admitted that conducting tripartite elections is a complex venture due to the management of complex logistical demands arising from increased number of candidates, polling centres and votes to be counted. MEC chairperson Justice Maxon Mbendera Sc confessed during the opening ceremony of a briefing meeting for District Commissioners and Chief […]
Former First Lady, Patricia Shanil Muluzi, has declared her interest to contest as an independent parliamentary candidate for Balaka West Constituency in the forthcoming elections. Shanil said on Tuesday that she was compelled by many challenges faced by Balaka West constituents and their outcry for her to stand in the 2014 election. The constituency is […]
Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security, Uladi Mussa has been trusted with the role of chairperson for the ruling People’s Party (PP) 2014 Presidential Campaign Committee for President Joyce Banda. Mussa is leading a team of cabinet ministers and PP officials in holding campaign meetings which have been line-up across the country. The meeting started last […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) will launch the 2014 Tripartite Elections, the Civic and Voter Education Strategy and the 2013 to 2017 Strategic Plan on Friday at Hotel Victoria in Blantyre. According a statement issued by Chief Elections Officer Willie Kalonga on Monday, delegates to the launch will include Presidents and Secretaries General of all […]
It is that season again when artists join the politics bandwagon. As election season approaches, several artists have been known to dump the trade to try their hands at the more lucrative political field. Leading the pack this election season is musician Collins Chitimbe who has announced his intention to contest the Blantyre City South […]
With general elections less than a year away it is understandable that every political group should be panicking because nothing seems certain at the moment. Personally, I am in a situation like I was ahead of the 2004 elections when I was going into an election year with no clear picture how it would go. […]
Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) is set to hold its indaba on August 22 this year where among other things it will hold conventions for National Executive members and the party’s president. The party’s Secretary General Nkwauli Msiska said the party’s convention was scheduled for last April but was cancelled due to some logistical challenges. “We […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission, MEC, media institutions and regulatory bodies in the country Wednesday signed media code of conduct for reporting 2014 to ensure free and fair tripartite elections in 2014 at Cresta Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe The Media Council of Malawi and Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) called for the public media institutions […]
Malawi government is advising public servants who are contemplating to contest in next year’s tripartite elections should resign from civil service. Office of President and Cabinet (OPC) spokesman Arthur Chipenda confirmed, saying the call is made through a circular issued by Chief Secretary to Government, Hawa Ndilowe. “In order to maintain the independence and neutrality […]
Youthful presidential aspirant Atupele Muluzi on Sunday yet again proved that the crowds he has been attracting is just a tip on the iceberg, not a fluke either, but the making of a yet to be tested political giant in the central region, the home of his mother. The UDF 2014 presidential aspirant , who is […]
The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has disclosed that the party’s convention will now be held this month of June in readiness for the tripartite polls next year. MCP last month cancelled its long-awaited convention which attracted about 10 contestants for the party’s presidency including retired Chief Justice Lovemore Munlo, former Malawi Assemblies of God president […]