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Chakwera blasts international election observers as Malawi court found widespread irregularities

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has accused international observers for declaring May last year’s presidential election credible, yet the Constitutional Court has found “widespread, systematic and grave” irregularities including significant use of correction fluid – Tipp-ex- to alter the outcome. The international election observers including European Union (EU), Commonwealth, Sadc and African Union […]

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Malawi Parliament starts work on ConCourt order over 50+1 electoral rule

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Parliament says it is to start wiring immediately on a Constitutional Court order to put in place relevant laws for electoral reforms on 50+1 rule. Judge Healey Potani on Monday gave the 193-strong House 21 days to meet and pass the 50+1 rule. The court pointed out that country’s current electoral system for presidential elections, […]

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North Malawi celebrates ConCourt ruling to cancel Mutharika’s ‘Tipp-Ex’ win

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Thousands of people in the northern region Monday night celebrated the constitutional court verdict on the 2019 presidential election case which decreed that fresh elections be held in the next 150 days, making the southern African nation only the second on the continent since Kenya in 2017 to order a rerun of a national vote. […]

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MCP, UTM celebrate as Malawi court calls for fresh presidential election

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Supporters of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM Party  are holding night celebrations after the Constitution Court ruling overturned the election of incumbent President Peter Mutharika, in an unprecedented decision nullifying the results of May 2019  elections due to “irregularities”. Supporters of MCP leader Lazarus Chakwera  and UTM’s president Saulos Chilima have filled the […]

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Tippex ‘greatly undermined’ Malawi elections — ConCourt: ‘Results sheets speaks for themselves’

By Nyasa Times Reporter

A panel of five judges in Constitution Court reading its ruling following a presidential election petition case have said the correction fluid – known locally by the brand name Tipp-Ex – that the opposition claims was used to alter of results with a vote that gave President Peter Mutharika victory, the result sheets speaks for […]

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Chilima, Chakwera gear up for judgement day: Malawi ‘grand coalition’ on the cards

By Nyasa Times Reporter

UTM Party president Saulos Chilima and his Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Lazarus Chakwera are set to meet on Monday at the High Court in Lilongwe as pressure mounts from opposition party supporters who want o two parties to go into a political alliance if the Constitutional Court ruling  nullify last year’s presidential election in favour […]

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Deputy speaker Kazombo calls for more diaspora engagement in Malawi political affairs

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The Deputy Speaker of Malawi Parliament, Madalitso Kazombo has called on Malawians in diaspora to be actively involved in both politics and development affairs affecting their homeland. Kazombo, who is also Malawi Congress Party (MCP) legislator for Kasungu West,  made  the call at a gathering of Malawians living in diaspora  in Wimbledon, London. The event […]

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MCP wins Lilongwe south by-election: Dimba back in Parliament

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has thrashed its tradition political rival, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)by a wide margin in the Lilongwe south constituency by-election, Malawi Electoral Commisison (MEC) has declared in official results. In a poll which has been used to gauge the popularity of the ruling party in the main opposition party stronghold, MEC […]

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Chilima takes thinly-veiled dig at MCP over creating ‘expectations based on fiction’

By Nyasa Times Reporter

UTM Party president, Saulos Chilima has appeared to aim a thinly-veiled dig at Malawi Congress Party (MCP) for  poor expectations management o for its supporters over the  outcome  on the presidential election nullification petition case. Chilima (the first petitioner) and presidential hopeful Lazarus Chakwera of MCP (the second petitioner)—want the court to nullify presidential election […]

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DPP warns MCP over fake letter purporting veep Chimulirenji sacking

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The governing  Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has warned the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) of serious undisclosed repercussions after an overzealous MCP youth authored a letter purporting that the ruling party has sacked vice president Everton Chimulirenji. In a strongly worded letter to the secretary general of the MCP, the DPP secretary general Grezelder Jeffrey […]

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MP Abida Mia excites youths with skills empowerment initiative

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The youth of Chikwawa Nkombezi Constituency have all the reason to embrace the future with smiles as their Member of Parliament (MP), Abida Sidik Mia has done it again; this time by donating 19 sewing machines to a class of 32 tailoring students. According to the legislator, the project, which falls under the ongoing Skills […]

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Atupele denies UDF alliance with MCP, as meet with Chakwera draw mixed feelings

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera and United Democratic Front (UDF) leader Atupele Muluzi meeting on Friday continue to hit headlines and attract mixed reactions as Muluzi has denied claims that his party would join an alliance with MCP should there be a presidential election re-run. Ordinary Malawians have taken up in various social media platforms to react with […]

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Chakwera receives applause for message of peace to accept Malawi poll case ruling

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Influential quasi-religious grouping Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has welcomed the call by Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera for parties to respect the Constitutional Court outcome of much-awaited judgement on the disputed May 21 presidential election result expected next week. Chakwera told reporters: “Let us resolve to welcome the ruling with open arms as […]

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Chakwera says Malawi in labour pains for new birth: ‘Point of no return’

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi Congress Party(MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has said the current hardships that the citizenry are facing  are the labor pains of a new birth for the nation and that the signs are everywhere. The MCP leader  told a news conference in Lilongwe that he was however upbeat that the hardships signal a new dawn and […]

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Chakwera urges Malawians to accept election case ruling ‘and uphold it’

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader and presidential hopeful Lazarus Chakwera has urged Malawians to respect and elections case ruling due anytime from now. The Constitutional Court is expected to rule on the election challenge sometime between January 27 and February 3, its spokesperson Agnes Patemba has confirmed. At a news conference lasting for nine minutes, […]

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Atupele holds talks with Chakwera on ‘nation building’

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi Congress Party ( MCP)  and presidential hopeful Lazarus Chakwera  met opposition United Democratic Front  (UDF) leader Atupele Austin Muluzi for the first time since last year’s disputed elections, with the pair promising to heal the country’s divisions. Both Chakwera and Muluzi confirmed the meeting took place on Thursday in Lilongwe. “I held fruitful discussions […]

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Opposition, HRDC react to Mutharika ’s olive branch offer:  MCP says ‘no peace without justice’

By Nyasa Times Reporter

President Peter Mutharika’s fresh calls for peace talks and  reconciliation with opposition political parties, civil society organisations (CSOs) and other stakeholders has drawn mixed reactions as  parties have stood their ground saying, there cannot be peace without  electoral justice. Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) secretary general Eisenhower Mkaka said the opposition cannot enter into […]

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