Malaŵi on 20 May, 2014 was supposed to hold tripartite elections. Now for the record tripartite means in our context, a three-way election viz: president, parliamentarians and councillors. However the country has now given the term new meaning; “a three-day election”. How a one day election in a small country ends up being 3 days […]
The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Dr Lazarus Chakwera has conceded defeat to the newly elected president Professor Peter Mutharika but insisted it was his party which would have been credible winners. Chakwera – likely to Leader of Opposition in Parliament – told a news conference in the capital Lilongwe on Saturday that he telephoned […]
Professor Peter Mutharika has won the presidential election by 36 percent. In a true sense this means 64 percent of Malawians across the length and breadth of the country rejected him with the bulk of his votes coming from his base in the Southern Region. But Malawi chose first past the post system of choosing […]
Malawi’s outgoing President Joyce Banda congratulated newly elected Republican President Prof. Peter Mutharika on his elections victory and urged Malawians to unite behind their new leader. . In a statement to the nation on Saturday, Banda conceding defeat, congratulated Mutharika for his “victory in a closely contested election” and said she was “leaving office a […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leader Professor Pater Mutharika on Saturday morning was sworn in as President after winning a tightly contested election. Mutharika, the brother of former president Bingu wa Mutharika, took 36.4% of the votes cast against former president Joyce Banda who was beaten into third place by Lazarus Chakwera of the Malawi Congress […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has said it would challenge in court the results of presidential election which Prof Peter Mutharika was declared winner, claiming it was not credible and fraudulent. The results were announced minutes after the high court refused a last-ditch attempt to block their release and allow time for a recount. Malawi Electoral […]
Malawian President Joyce Banda has accepted the elections results declared by Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) that Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leader Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika (APM) is the president-elect. Banda has reportedly accepted the election results despite earlier this week claiming the vote was “null and void “amid allegations of polling irregularities and fraud. The […]
Malawi’s opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) president, Professor Peter Mutharika has emerged winner of the May 20, 12-candidates presidential race in the southern African country, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) made an official announcement Friday night. MEC chairperson Justice Maxon Mbendera, pointed out that some Commissioners expressed reservations about the results but said “the rule […]
The Malawi High Court has ruled that Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) can do the recount of the votes but within prescribed time in the electoral laws which expires Friday and therefore the outcome should be declared. Justice Kenyatta Nyirenda made a ruling Friday evening in Blantyre. “I cannot hesitate to give positive direction for MEC […]
One person is reported dead and several people are being treated at Mangochi District Hospital with multiple injuries following demonstrations that started Friday morning as the country nervously awaited the release of results from last week’s disputed presidential vote. Police officer Elijah Kachikuwo said: “In the ensuing fracas one person has been shot dead as […]
There is high tension with reports of riots in Malawi’s volatile lakeshore district of Mangochi where party supporters are demonstrating for a ballot recount and not results to be announced from the chaotic polls. If results are announced Friday, it is widely believed that Peter Mutharika of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) will be the winner. […]
Seven commissioners in the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) have said in a communique that they decided that results in the chaotic presidential elections be withheld as they could “not be relied upon”, citing “discrepancies”, Nyasa Times can reveal. The communique seen by Nyasa Times is signed by commissioners, Reverend Mezuwa Banda, Nancy Tembo, Wellington Nakanga, […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Justice Maxon Mbendera has said the electoral body has found “evidence of anomalies” in the May 20 polling but ruled out rigging, saying assessing the electoral process in a round it has been “credible”. President Joyce Banda last week called the vote “null and void”, saying it was marred by […]
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has clarified that it did not endorse the controversial Malawi election as “free, fair and credible”, saying in its preliminary findings such an observers cliché was not used. The EU EOM in a statement was reacting to a Nyasa Times article which punched holes to the credibility […]
The Malawi Law Society (MLS) has joined the chorus of institutions of governance who are pushing for the controversial president elections to be physically verifies before announcing the results following widespread irregularities. The Nyasa Times understands that the lawyers body -in its Extraordinary General Meeting on Sunday 25th May 2014 at their secretariat in Blantyre […]
Statistics from the just ended May 20 tripartite elections show that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Peter Mutharika became top with 37.2 % of the vote followed by closest contender Dr Lazarus Chakwera of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) with 28.0% of the vote. People’s Party (PP) by President Joyce Banda is third […]
Council for the NGOs in Malawi (Congoma) has bemoaned the impact of electoral impasse on the country’s economy and has blamed Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) for letting the citizenry down. Congoma lashed out at MEC following legal battles that has surfaced due to controversies surrounding delayed release of Tripartite Elections results. Political parties especially DPP, […]
Malawi Congress party (MCP) presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera has turned down the persuasion by Calvary Family Church (CFC) leader Apostle Madalitso Mbewe to withdraw a court case where his party is demanding recount of ballots in the controversial presidential polls. Chakwera, whose party claims to have been robbed of votes, is said to be been […]