The Malawi Electoral Commission will soon rollout registration of eligible voters for the 2014 Tripartite Election. The Commission will be coming up with a new voters’ roll and this means everyone will be required to register whether they registered before in 2008 or not. This means the current voter cards will become irrelevant as new […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has reduced nomination fees for female aspirants, for both Parliamentary and Local Government Elections, by 25 percent to encourage more women compete for positions. Meanwhile, the Commission has recommended to Parliament to change the voting time in order to create more time for the institution to count votes soon after voting […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Electoral Commission says it is planning to start voter registration exercise during the third week of July, as the commission’s next major electoral event. Commissioner Nancy Tembo who is also chairperson of the Media, Civic and Voter Education Committee said this on Wednesday in commercial capital Blantyre during opening of a briefing meeting for civic and […]
One of the commissioners at Malawi Electoral Commission Rev, Emmanuel Chinkwita-Phiri has expressed the need to extend the structures of the Multiparty Liaison Committees (MPLCs) to the constituency and ward levels to ease possible pressure of complaint handling at district levels during the forthcoming tripartite elections. In his speech during the presentation of assessment report […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (EC) says it is not behind schedule in implementation of voter and civic education activities for the 2014 tripartite elections because it has already rolled out some activities to that effect. EC’s Media and Public Relations Director Sangwani Mwafulirwa made the sentiments in response to a questionnaire on the state of […]
There will be no mock polls ahead of the 2014 tripartite elections, Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has clarified. MCP president John Tembo described as ridiculous plans to hold mock elections countrywide describing the move as ruling party’s attempt to rig the forthcoming tri-partite elections. But MEC spokesperson Sangwani Mwafulirwa said the commission has held several […]
MCP president John Tembo has described as ridiculous plans by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to hold mock elections countrywide describing the move as ruling party’s attempt to rig the forthcoming tri-partite elections. MEC officials had recently announces the plan to hold mock election across the country as part of voter education exercise that would […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has appealed to interactive media and online publications to censure readers’ comments and ensure that there’s sanity in the road to 2014 tripartite elections. MEC Commissioner Elvey Mtafu made the appeal Monday in Blantyre when she opened a BRIDGE seminar for media managers in Blantyre, the first that MEC is […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has disclosed that the start of activities on the preparations for the next year’s tripartite elections will be officially launched on May 8 to give a chance for the accredited civil society organization to start voter education exercise. This comes few days after representatives of the Malawi Electoral Support Network […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has released the final projected budget for the 2014 tripartite elections which has been pegged at K18 billion. MEC Commissioner Reverend Chinkwita Phiri said this on Thursday to reporters after a consultative meeting on Malawi’s preparedness for the 2014 tripartite elections organized by Malawi Electoral Support Network (MESN) in the capital Lilongwe. […]
With just a year to go before Malawi holds its first ever tripartite polls, the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has doubted the reliability of the elections attributable to the leisurely pace of the preparations by government and the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC). PAC, an umbrella organisation for the major faith communities represented in the country, […]