Government is leaving no stone unturned in its legal battle to relocate the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) headquarters from Lilongwe to Blantyre after Attorney General Frank Mbeta filed a fresh application seeking to remove a court order that has stalled the move. The latest court action signals government’s determination to breathe life into President Peter […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has said on Friday that it would be forced to discontinue the scheduled June 29 Nkhata Bay Central by-election should the issue about the four fired commissioners not be sorted soon enough. MEC chairperson, Justice Chifundo Kachale, said the deposing of the commissioners—Jean Mathanga, Linda Kunje, Arthur Nanthulu and Steve […]
If you thought the nullification of the May 19, 2019, parliamentary election results for Nkhata Bay Central Constituency by the Supreme Court of Appeal was enough to justify a fresh poll, you better wait because the former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker for Nkhata Bay Central Constituency, Symon Vuwa Kaunda, is leaving no stone unturned […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson Judge Dr. Chifundo Kachale has disclosed that the Commission will conduct research on null and void votes from May to June, 2021. Kachale stated that the study will be conducted in conjunction with the Centre for Social Research of the University of Malawi and aims to explore various forms […]
Malawi Electoral Commission has urged political parties to strictly observe covid-19 preventive protocols during the campaign period ahead of the June 29 by-elections. MEC Commissioner Jean Mathanga made the call at Mdeka Teachers Development Centre(TDC) in Blantyre during the launch of the June 2021 by-elections. Mathanga said it is the role of political parties and […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says the review of constituency and ward boundaries the Commission is intending to conduct will address the anomalies that have crept in the past 23 years. MEC Chairperson Dr. Chifundo Kachale disclosed that the anomalies created a situation whereby some constituencies have more than 10 times eligible voters than others […]
*Nkhata Bay Central Constituency fell vacant after court nullification of 2019 results Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is set to hold by-elections for Nkhata Bay Constituency and two wards, Chikwembere in Blantyre North and Lalanje in Nsanje Lalanje constituencies. The post for Nkhata Bay Central Constituency, that was declared from the 2019 tripartite elections results as […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), which is currently embroiled in management issues bordering on political disagreements with its stakeholders, has just been hit with the resignation of its Chief Elections Officer, Sam Alfandika. A statement from MEC chairperson, Justice Chifundo Kachale, SC did not indicate reasons of resignation of this high-ranking electoral officer — only indicated […]
The legal team of opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) would be making an application in the ongoing constitutional case , where MCP leader Lazarus Chakwera and UTM president Saulos Chilima are challenging results of the May 21 2019 presidential election, that Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) should comply with Constitutional Court order to submit an electoral […]
President Joyce Banda has appointed new Malawi Electoral Commission Commissioners. The Office of the President and cabinet (OPC) announced the names on Saturday. The new Commissioners are Reverend Allan Chiphiko, Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson and former Lilongwe City legislator Nancy Tembo, Bishop Bernard Malango of Anglican Church, Reverend Mezuwa Banda of the Livingstonia Synod […]