Malawi is only likely to have an official result of its chaotic May 20 election in a month as the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chair Maxon Mbendera announced on Monday it they will embark on a process to manually count the votes. With 95 percent of the votes counted, Mbendera said at news conference that […]
The High Court in Lilongwe has ruled favourably for Malawi Congress Party (MCP) after it lodged a challenge against an injunction obtained by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) – the forerunner in last week’s poll –restraining the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) from embarking on a ballot re-count over fraud concerns. Over a dozen of lawyers stormed […]
The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) – whose leader Prof. Peter Mutharika has a slight lead in unofficial exit polls – on Sunday evening agreed to a ballot recount in some areas after a heated meeting between the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) and political parties who took part in last week’s tripartite elections. . DPP […]
There is a notion which as I gather has been endorsed by the High Court to the effect that the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has no power/mandate/competence to order and undertake a “recount of the votes”. Below I advance the view that this notion is wholly misinformed; based on a deliberate circumvention of clear legal […]
High Court Judge Healey Potani has ruled that Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has no powers to call for a recount of the votes before initial counting has ended. According to the ruling delivered by Justice Potani after Friday Jumbe president of New Labor Party sought court relief, the judge said only the court has powers […]
Malawi opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) – the forerunner in last week’s poll – has obtained a court injunction restraining the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) from embarking on a ballot re-count over fraud concerns. DPP through lawyer Kalekeni Kaphale sought a court order on Sunday which was granted by newly appointed Judge Lloyd Muhara – […]
Before the Malawi Electoral Commission ( MEC) proceeds to conducting a physical recount, it needs to restore the integrity of the counting process itself. This cannot be achieved unless the reasons leading to the suspension and the recount are first determined and fully addressed. After all an illness cannot be treated unless the disease is […]
The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and Centre for Development of People (CEDEP) have followed with keen interest events surrounding the tripartite elections vote count process as well as misgivings from various stakeholders, including some contestants. It’s on record that even Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has admitted to some of the hiccups dogging […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it will conduct a re-counting of ballots in presidential election amid claims of fraud. The commission late on Saturday said it had suspended announcing results and ordered a physical re-count, with commissioner Rev Emmanuel Chimkwita Phiri saying the number of ballots counted exceeded the number of voters registered. The announcement […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on Saturday scored a quick victory against President Joyce Banda when the electoral body obtained a court order quashing the President’s earlier decision to annul this week’s presidential elections and calls for new vote within 90 days. Banda on Saturday claimed there were “serious irregularities” with the poll including multiple voting, […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Peter Mutharika who has been tipped to win the presidential race with a narrow margin according to unofficial results has dismissed the decree by President Joyce Banda to nullify the elections. Banda said at a news conference on Saturday that she is annulling this week’s general election – in […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) president, Atupele Muluzi said Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has created a Constitutional crisis for failing to address irregularities and challenges facing the electoral process but has called for a united front to ensure peaceful transition. Atupele has since called on the main presidential candidates, especially DPP’s Peter Mutharika and MCP’s Lazarus […]
The Malawi Electoral Support Network (MESN) has said the official results released by Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) are accurate reflection of polling stations tallied, saying Malawians should have confidence in them. Peter Mutharika of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has the lead with 30 percent of the votes counted from the country’s presidential election. MEC […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission says the arrival of results has progressed well since yesterday. MEC’s Chairperson Maxon Mbendera told reporters at the National Tally Centre in the commercial capital Blantyre that as of 8 a.m this morning the commission captured results into its system from over 12 percent of polling centres. “The Commission is expanding […]
As Malawians wait patiently for the official results of Tuesday’s Tripartite Elections, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has appealed to the country’s media to continue preserving peace. MEC Chairman Justice Maxon Mbendera told journalists at the Elections National Tally Center in Blantyre Thursday night it was important for the media to stick to their terms […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says the final official results in the presidential elections will delay as they want to use fax machines to transmit the results. MEC Chief Elections Officer Willie Kalonga told a news conference in the evening that the Commission will start announcing result by Thursday morning. “To speed up the process we’re […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has extended voting to Thursday in centers that have failed to vote for the past two days due to irregularities. Chief Elections Officer of the Malawi Electoral Commission Willie Kalonga said during a news briefing at the national tally centre Wednesday night that voting will continue in seven polling centers that […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says the presidential vote results will be made public when they have tallied 30 percent and then 70 percent but called for patience from stakeholders. MEC chairperson Justice Maxon Mbendera told reporters Wednesday morning that they will not make the results public until they are verified. He said the official […]