Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it is set to challenge Ras Chikomeni’s court injunction on February 18, a court suit the presidential candidate is seeking to compel the pollster register him despite his failure to ful fill some basic requirements. MEC chairperson Jane Ansah said the commmisison acted within the electoral law to disqualify Ras […]
The use of Biometric System enhanced the efficiency of the entire voter registration process and Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) assures the nation that it is prepared to administer the May 21 Tripartite Elections a fair, impartial and credible manner. MEC’s Chief Elections Officer Sam Alfandika made the assurance on Tuesday when he addressed the Parliamentary […]
An online petition advocating for Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to publish party/candidates manifestos to be published on MEC website has gone viral on social media lobbying for endorsements from stakeholders. Speaking to Nyasa Times, petitioner and concerned citizen Michael Chiphwanya called on MEC to improve on transparency and accountability ahead of May 21 tripartite elections., […]
Pollster Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Friday discontinued independent presidential Smart Swira presentation of nomination papers on basis that he lacked the requisites for the process. MEC chairperson, Justice Jane Ansah, said after scrutinizing Swira’s papers they thought it wise to discontinue the process as required by the law. According to MEC, among others, Swira had […]
Centre for Human Rights, Education and Advice (Chrea) says it will seek legal redress in the courts on behalf of Ras David Chikomeni Chirwa after the Malawi Electoral Commission rejected his nomination papers on Wednesday. Chrea deputy director Chikondi Chizozi said the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) was wrong to reject Chikomeni’s nomination papers. “The rejection […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has banned the use of private security detail by presidential candidates during the presentation of nomination papers. This follows an incident on Wednesday when a private security company staff assaulted a MEC stringer when UTM presidential candidate Saulos Chilima was presenting his nomination papers at Comesa hall in Blanyre. Chilima has […]
Independent presidential hopeful Ras Chikomeni Kadelere Chirwa presented his nomination papers to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on Wednesday aftermoon in preparation for the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections but his papers have been refused because he did or pay K2million nomination fee. He also didn’t get enough signatures for his nomination. In his speech […]
Professor John Chisi on Monday was the second presidential hopeful to present his presidential candidature papers as the Umodzi Party nominee for the May 21 Tripartite Elections. Chisi has presented his nomination papers after unveiling his running mate Timothy Kamulete, an accountant by profession. In his speech, Chisi said he will fight for land rights […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Justice Jane Ansah has advised that there is one one winner in an elections and those who will not succeed should know this fact. Ansah made the remarks at the Chichiri International Conference Centre, widely known as Comesa Hall, in Blantyre on Monday as MEC started to receive nomination papers […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission has released the official programme for presentation of nomination papers for all aspiring presidential candidates in the much awaited Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Government Tripartite Elections slated for May 21 2019. The presentation of nomination papers will run from February 4 to 8 2019. According to a statement released by electoral […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) will on February2 to 3, 2019 hold a pre-inspection of nomination papers for all aspiring candidates ahead of the May 21 Tripartite Elections. MEC chief elections officer Sam Alfandika said in a statement that the aim of the exercise is to ensure that all nomination papers have been filled correctly and […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has warned electoral stakeholders to exercise impartiality and neutrality in handling the nomination process in order to ensure credibility of May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections. Commissioner Linda Kunje, who is also Chairperson of MEC’s Finance Committee sounded the warning in Mzuzu on Saturday during a daylong training of Constituency Returning […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has sternly warned candidates that they would be barred from contesting in the forthcoming election if it is proved that they have been sponsoring political violence. MEC Commissioner Jean Mathanga has said the pollster does not condone political violence of any sort. Her comments come at a time when political violence […]
Public election organisers and managers, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) have sharply contradicted president Peter Mutharika on possibility of vote rigging, saying with the new high-teach voting methods, no one can rig the polls. Spokesperson for MEC Sangwani Mwafulirwa said in addition, all votes will be tallied at constituency level, will not be taken to […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has confidently assured that it will deliver free, fair and credible elections which will also be transparent and cost-effectove May 21 2019 Tripartite elections billed as watershed. MEC Commissioner, Mary Nkosi was speaking Monday in Lilongwe when she opened a three-day workshop for media practitioners on election monitoring and reporting where […]
Governance commentators have called on Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to summon politicians who are hallucinating at every turn about the possible rigging of the coming elections to bring evidence of their allegations so that the electoral body can act on it now before it is too late. President Peter Mutharika on Sunday warned “a certain […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has rejected one of the presidential pretenders Ras Chikomeni David Chirwa claims that the electoral body has tipped him to win the May 21 presidential race resoundingly. Chikomeni Chirwa is among the 18 candidates that have for far collected nomination forms from MEC to contest in the presidential elections. The aspirants […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is reminding aspiring presidential aspirants who collected nomation forms from the pollster to fill them and give back to the election organisers. MEC says in a statement that aspiring presidents will be candidates only if they fill the forms and hand them over to the pollster. “MEC is asking the presidential […]