The Malawi Electoral Commission says it has started cash payments to all poll workers whose dues were outstanding for the services rendered during polling for the May 2014 elections. But some names are still missing on list to be paid. The Commission engaged 89,000 poll workers and claims that close to 90 percent of them […]
The High Court order to have fresh parliamentary election in Lilongwe City South East constituency only substantiate claims of rigging in the May 20 tripartite polls, South Africa based legal commentator Professor Danwood Chirwa said. The High Court also confirmed the lack of credibility of the polls’ results after establishing that evidence submitted to the court was […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has said it will respect the court ruling ordering to conduct fresh elections in Lilongwe City South East constituency where a Malawi Congress Party (MCP) candidate Ulemu Msungama challenged the results which found that Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Bently Namasasu winner. The High Court in Lilongwe on Tuesday ordered MEC […]
The High Court in Lilongwe has ordered Malawi Electoral Commission to conduct fresh elections in Lilongwe City South East constituency where a Malawi Congress Party (MCP) candidate Ulemu Msungama challenged the results which Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Bently Namasasu was declared winner. Msungama sought for court’s redress following the decision by Malawi Electoral Commission […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) has been embroiled in war of words with the opposition Peoples Party (PP) after the party’s refusal to be summoned over a press release it issued pulling out of last week’s by-elections. Last month PP pulled out of the by-elections on argument that it has lost faith in Mec’s ability to […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson Justice Maxon Mbendera has called on researchers in the country to institute a research on the causes of voter apathy during by-elections. The call follows an average of 12.12 to 40.87 percent of voters who casted their votes during the just ended October 7 by-elections which was marred by poor […]
Voter apathy characterized the parliamentary by-elections that were conducted Tuesday October 7 in Thyolo East and Blantyre North constituencies as well as in five other local wards for councillors. Voting in the Thyolo East parliamentary by-election started on a low note with most polling stations having only a trickle of voters. Malawi President Peter Mutharika […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Justice Maxon Mbendera has courted fire to himself over his remarks that he had pressure from former President Joyce Banda over management of the May 20 Tripartite Elections and that the Malawi Defense Force (MDF) was also instructed to storm the national tally centre at Comesa Hall in Blantyre in order to […]
As the preparation for the October 7 by election comes to an end, Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has assured people of Malawi that the by-elections would be free, fair and credible. This comes following a training for MEC staff and also all stakeholders who are to be part and parcel in this coming by elections in the […]
Commissioner Nancy Tembo of Malawi Electoral Commissioner (MEC) has advised monitors of political parties and independent candidates to jack-up when monitoring the next week’s by-elections’ polling and result counting to avoid misleading their masters. Commissioner Tembo who is also chairperson of the Media, Civic and Voter Education Committee said this in an interview on the […]
Chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Justice Maxon Mbendera has said that the action by the former president Joyce Banda to order an annulment of the May 20 chaotic elections – – in which she was a candidate – could have been regarded as coup d’état if her attempts were successful. Banda said the May 20 […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says a total of 2,273 voters have been registered for the first time during the registration exercise that took place from 4 to 8th September for the October 7 by-elections. The Commission is expected to hold the by-elections in the country’s two constituencies and five wards. The constituencies are Thyolo East which fell vacant […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has been voted as the most open public service institution and has been give the Golden key Award by the media institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Malawi Chapter. On the contrary the Blantyre City Assembly has been given the Golden Padlock Award for being the most secretive public institution. The […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says ballot papers for the October 7 by-elections are scheduled to arrive at Chileka International Airport as on October 1, at around 7.50am and will be taken to the MEC warehouse at its head office in Blantyre. Meanwhile the Commission is inviting all stakeholders to witness the arrival of the ballot papers and the warehousing […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has commended National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Public Trust for the provision of civic education which helped reduce the number of null and void votes during the May 20, 2014 tripartite elections. Speaking during the May 20, 2014 tripartite elections review meeting held in Malawi’s Central of Ntchisi, MEC […]
Six members of the former ruling People’s Party (PP), among them the party’s General Secretary Paul Maulidi, will participate in the October 7 by-elections, defying the party’s order not to contest on PP ticket. Maulidi is contesting for Blantyre North parliamentary seat while the other five will contest in Local Government by-elections. PP, founded by former President […]
The National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Trust has revealed it will conduct public debates to prepare the voters in forthcoming by-elections. Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is conducting by-elections on 7 October in Karonga’s Zgeba ward, Mbalachanda ward in Mzimba, Lifupa ward in Kasungu, Kande ward in Ntcheu and Lisanjala ward in Machinga. At constituency level, by-elections […]
Former ruling People’s Party (PP) secretary general Paul Maulidi has dragged to court the party’s leader and former president Joyce Banda and the party for ordering him to withdraw his parliamentary candidate in Blantyre North October 7 by-elections. PP spokesperson, Ken Msonda said the party made a decision to pull out of the elections after […]