UTM denies talks with DPP over alliance

February 10, 2020 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 31 Comments

UTM  Party has distanced itself with reports that it is in serious talks with the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for a possible political alliance.

Chilima and his deputy at UTM Party Micheal Usi

This comes at a time of prolonged spat between the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) overzealous social media activists with those of the UTM over positions in the event that the two parties are in alliance.

UTM publicity secretary Joseph Chidanti Malunga said the party is not in alliance with anyone or any political party.

“Unfortunately, it is not possible to control social media gossip and unprofessional media conduct from traditional press,” he said.

Malunga said this after a week of social media gossip that UTM had entered into an alliance with the DPP and in the agreement UTM leader Dr Saulos Chilima would be the presidential candidate for the two parties and that the running mate would come from the DPP.

The issue was also blown on Saturday in Malawi News publication.

Meanwhile, MCP social media activists are up in arms suggesting that in the event of UTM signing an agreement with the MCP, both the presidential candidate and running mate would come from the MCP.

They say this is because the MCP has  close to 70 members of parliament in the 193 strong House.

However, UTM social media activists say in the event of an alliance, Saulos Chilima should be the presidential candidate whilst the MCP leader Lazarus Chakwera should be the running mate, saying Chilima is a national leader whilst Chakwera enjoys support from the central region only.

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31 replies on “UTM denies talks with DPP over alliance”

  4. CHIFUKWA CHANI ANTHU MUKULIMBANA NDI CHILIMA??? ZOTI TIPEX ANALI PONSEPONSE MUKUDZIWA KAPENA AI??? CAN YOU TELL TODAY 100% AMENE ANAPAMBANA ZISANKHO? CHILIMA ANTHU A DPP ANAMUOPA MAKA PA MOMWE AMAMUONELA KUTI AMENEYU AKANGOTENGA BOMA ATIMANGA,INU SIMUKUDZIWA ZIMENEZO?? NUMBER 3 ZAKUBA INU SIMUKUDZIWA???? KODI ABALE ATHU A MCP ALI NDI MA MP OCHULUKA BWANJI CHAKWELA SANAPEZEKE KUTI WAWINA NDI IYE???????

    TAYANKHANI NDIMVESETSE.

  5. WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT UTM IS A KING MAKER WITHOUT UTM NON OF THE PARTIES CAN REACH 50 +1 VOTES. SO MCP OR DPP NEEDS UTM TO WIN

    1. mukunama malume,50+1 first round ,UTM izakhala number 3.Mu ndime ya chibweleza kuzakhala MCP ndi DPP basi.Yemwe azaiphule pamenepa wawina.
      UTM singamake 50+1

  6. Please leave this boy alone. He is not mature to handle the country. This is not Airtel. Let him be a commentater like Pearson Chunga,Elias Kapangama and Denis Liwewe but not President. Mp 4 .This time he will have only 1 mp by chance. Whoever will pair with him just know that that party will suffer heavy casualties during the coming elections

    2. Join the discussion…My friend u r totally wrong we all come from different professionals so to talk about chilima being from airtel is a non starter enawa amalalikira pamene ena amaphunzitsa palibe course yoti uzakhala MP or PRESIDENT tachangamuka plz

  7. Ma cadet akumenyanisani mitu chifukwa chopusa inu simungadabwe ma cadet akusewelani kuti dpp itole moyera inu muli busy kumenyana ma udindo

  8. Amalawi, this is a propaganda from MCP to push UTM to DPP so that Malawians should hate chilima so that they can vote Chakwera.Sometimes politics becomes dirty.Chilima is a clean guy who can lead Malawians to prosperity,he has vision for the country.Dpp hate chilima, they already mistreated chilima ndiye sangagwirizanenso.Dpp ndi chipani chakuba.Umboni upose apa.Another propaganda is to be telling Malawians Kut chilima is a still DPP this is also from MCP, mkaka knows this propaganda from their what’s up chart. Chakwera is a good leader but the people who has Surrounded him are powerful and are from Peoples party.These people they want positions only.Look how Peoples party was when Joyce Banda was the president.Mia was there,when Joyce Banda chose Sosten Gwengwe,Mia retired from politics and appeared when he was promised to be vice president to Chakwera.Politics of positions, these people will not put Malawians first, it’s chilima who is preaching about Malawians first,be warned Malawians. If
    Malawians do not vote chilima to be the president,mavuto osayamba pa Malawi.Open your eyes. Ndimayesa ndi people’s party yomwe yinapangitsa Kut kwacha yipangidwe devalued.kupangitsa mitengo ya katundu Kut yikwere.Zomwe adapanga Bingu wamunthalika Kwa Muluzi zitha kuchitikaso,pp Ku pangira MCP. History does repeat itself.

  10. Chilima has no negotiation basis for being the candidate for either of the parties MCP or DPP. He came third with only 4 MPs and both parties know they do not need him as much as he needs them. Game over!

  12. Please don’t fool us. Chilima now has nowhere to go. Taking DPP to court to any reasonable person in dpp who would be allow him to be their leader. Waste of time . He is not a football player that he can be brought.

  13. We already know that Chilima and Chakwera cannot run together. With dpp it already failed. MEC was just stupid to try and rig. Dpp would still win that is why they don’t like 50 + 1 because utm and mcp will keep on splitting the vote for them.

    1. DPP’s tribalistic tendencies will kill the party. After re-run, they will be a minority party of the Lomwe people. This is a fact Angoni

  14. Chilima propaganda imeneyi!! Koma munthu uprezidenti ndiye adaufuna. This is what they want and they are expressing their views as if responding to gossip. Sorry Mr.Chilima, Chakwera and Mutharika are more popular than you will ever be. The past results (dispute them however you want) spoke some truth on this.

  15. Please remind me how many seats in parliament has UTM got? SKC is kidding himself. Better we have maturity.

    1. 4 seats in 6 months. Remind me how many MPs MCP has with their history of being the oldest party in the country? Not even in government ! Numbers do not say the whole story. But we all learn which is a good thing.

  16. MCP needs to make a decision NOT to pair with UTM now to avoid the decision affecting their chances of winning/losing the planned fresh elections if they strongly suspect UTM may pair with DPP at the last minute because do not forget it is the coming in of UTM that dampened MCP chances (but gave DPP a life-line) in the 2019 elections!!!
    MCP may realize they may not meet UTM’s demands very late (close to elections)!!!

  18. It is unthinkable for Chilima to go into an alliance with DPP a party that just robbed him and Malawians an election. They will be a lot mudslinging running up to the elections but it is expected unfortunately. Do not believe everything you read on the internet. Use your common sense.

  20. Sell out Chilima, I remember what Atupele was saying some time during compaign , he used to say,,,, I have a joker! This is just the same, that is why a Chilima abweletsa chikalata chofotokoza zimene akufuna pa Alliance Kwa amene apange naye, unfortunately this Party will not make any Alliance with any Party because MCP knows very well that kukula mtima alinako akuluwa adzakhala position 3 kenako padzakhala DPP and MCP Ku ma Finals, so he is desperate looking and searching who will be interested sadly sagudwa akuluwa. If it is National Party, why looking for Alliance? UTM is becoming strong day by day,now you have Katsonga, ana amuna,Kuchikweza,kuthila madzi kubwelela,Njanji,machine opangila azake kikkkkkkk! Osaopa tiyeni tipite tonse!osatembenuza malaya nsanga.

  21. How can Chilima be a national leader and get just a million votes only? How can a leader who is a national figure have just 4 MPs?

    1. Ndipo UTM propaganda team sichita manyazi ndi zinazitu…abwelere ku DPP ameneyo, ku MCP tilinawo kale ma candidate Chakwera ndi Mia

    1. Amalawi amzanga tiyeni timupase ulemu a Dr chilima,tangoonani chipani chawo ngakhale chaka sichidathe kupeza mavoti ochuluka kmns ma mp 4.zipani zamagazi zidayamba kale kale apeza mavoti angati asiyana ndi mavoti angati

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