UTM fields more parliamentary candidates than MCP: DPP tops list, UDF ahead of PP

February 23, 2019 Nyasa Times Reporter 58 Comments

Statistics of  an approved list of parliamentary candidates released by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) shows  that seven months old UTM Party will feature 191 candidates against 189 of the strategically challenged Malawi Congress Party (MCP), the country’s  perrenial opposition party.

UTM frontline troops
The information puts the ruling  DPP has fielded 192 candidates across the country seconded by UTM’s 191 – two short of the required  193 while MCP has left four constituencies vacant.
DPP has no candidate in Mangochi Lutende Constituency, apparently Nyasa Times understands the candidate was disqualified by MEC.
MCP has not fielded candidates in Mzimba South West, Thyolo South West, Mulanje North and Chikwawa North.
The development has raised a fierce debate on social media if MCP is strategic at all with many wondering why the oldest opposition party always fails to attract candidates nationwide.
But MCP publicity secretary Maurice Munthali said the party has tangible reasons for not fielding candidates in those four constituencies.
“In one constituency, our Member of Parliament withdrew to pave way for Honourable Khumbo Kachali. In Mulanje North, the nomination fee was paid late but we are trying to sort it out with Mec.

“And in the other two constituencies, the people withdrew on personal grounds, so we could not force them to contest on MCP ticket,” he said in quotes reported by Malawi News.

On the other hand, the 191  candidate to be fielded by UTM its maiden election has demonstrated the organisational and leadership finesse that Vice President Saulos Chilima who is also UTM President possesses to hit such a feat in just seven months.

UTM has not fielded candidates in Mangochi Lutende Constituency and Mchinji North-East Constituency.

“This guy [Chilima] is something else. Who can build a party, get it registered, encroach every part of Malawi, hold convention then primaries in all constituencies minus four only in such a short time. Whatever happens but this ability to work is what this country needs,” writes Yotam on his Facebook page.

United Democratic Front (UDF) led by its presidential candidate Atupele Muluzi and running mate Frank Mwenifumbo has fielded 124 candidates while Immediate former ruling People’s Party (PP) led by former presudent Joyce Banda has fielded 81 candidates.

UDF publicity secretary Ken Ndanga said the party is being strategic and that “works well with our plans”.

PP spokesperson Ackson Kalaile Banda said the party tried to field candidates in all constituencies but they faced problems.

The statistics show that DPP has achieved a 26 percent women representation, UTM has 22 percent; MCP has 15 percent while UDF has 16 percent.

Out of 1 333 candidates 501 will compete on an independent ticket in the forthcoming elections.

Alliance for Democracy has fielded nine candidates, Mbakuwaku Movement for Development has fielded one candidate, Petra one candidate  and Umodzi Party (UP) has fielded six candidates.

 

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58 replies on “UTM fields more parliamentary candidates than MCP: DPP tops list, UDF ahead of PP”

  2. Having gone through the list of utm candidates, you will see that most of them were picked to fill empty spaces or as cushions. Most of them are people with issues like theft. They have just been picked from the streets and some are rejects from MCP primaries. It’s simple. Utm has or had the money to pay for them. It’s the same money they stole from the government government with dpp. Surely even udf will beat utm. Tsutsani. No victory for Kaliati, Manganya, Kalindo, Masangwi, Ngalande, Jesse Kabwila, Loveness Gondwe, Callista, Gerald Tasaykadala, Dama Henry Phoya, Cecilia James Mandambwe, Chidanti Malunga, and many more. Kungofuna kulemekeza chisankho uku.

  3. 2014 PP had candidates in 193 constituencies but ended up number 3. It’s not the number of candidates that matter but the quality. There is a reason we have 500 independent candidates and that’s because too many opportunists in our politics. After they win, will go join ruling party. Any intelligent person will see that it’s only Ku Lhomwe belt were MCP has no candidates only 3 and this is same area people blocked the road for Chakwera to go have a rally. These candidates were harassed to withdraw.

  5. UTM keep making noise …but be prepared of post electoral teams ..
    MCP is winning these elections

  6. People will vote for a party that has manifestothat is clear, not day dreaming manifestation. It is not about numbers. Utm can have all those but what can they point as their contribution to the people. People are not interested to those who show up at the villages, because it is election. You don’t have a house in your villages and you say you can represent the people? They opened up their eyes, at the end of this election, expect Malawi wood dramas, people will go mad.

  7. Mwinatu article iyi sitidawerenge enafe. Munthali wa mcp akutitu ma candidates ena anapanga pull out meaning kuyithawa game. Kkkkk koma chisankho simasewera. Kwacha kwacha lero???????

    1. One MCP candidate paved way for Khumbo Kachali as part of the electoral alliance. One candidate, Hassan Goba of Chikwawa was involved in a tragic car accident and there was only one day remaining to replace him. One MCP candidate paid slightly late the nomination fees because of communication breakdown I suppose. Only one MCP candidate withdrew on personal grounds, maybe his life was in danger from the DPP. So indeed MCP had representatives in all the 193 constituencies.

      That said, Chakwera is the next president of Malawi.

  8. Ignore technology at own peril. Today’s generation is all it. Instead of putting one’s house in order some are busy peeping into other people’s houses and ridiculing them, wasting. When things go haywire they cry wolf.
    Check your strategy. Will you win by demonizing others and yet doing nothing for “your party?”
    Search me.

  10. Nyasatimes used to be attractive but this time around very bias unprofessional. Your UTM can not win the forth coming elections

  11. UTM imangotola aliyese akufuna kuimayo without stiff completion during primaries.

    News headlines za pa 22 May,2019 zidzakhala chonchi;

    “From Clergy to President”
    “SCK gets 3rd Position”
    “APM looses”
    “UDF gets least seats”
    “SCK gets injunction over results”

    Kkkkkk ziliko

  12. UTM has crossed the bridge before getting there. Cheering and chanting cause you have fielded more MPs. This laughter will not last. ‘Chimene munthu wankulu amatha kuchiona atakhala mwana sachiona ngakhale ataimirira’ Hope you will come back on the same page after 21 May.

  13. This is impressive! consudering that many didnt think he could do it, This is a guy who many doubters said he didn’t have enough time, he didn’t have structures on the ground, he hasn’t registered, he hasn’t launched the party………..and all sorts of negativity…….well he has done it ! proved everyone wrong. Love him or hate him he is a hard worker, we got to give him that!

  14. The issue here should never be which party has featured more or all candidates in all the constituencies but which party will win more seats out of the total number it featured nationally!!! Featuring candidates everywhere might be a sign of poor judgement within a party as regards where a party is popular and stronger than others……………………….!

    Bravo MCP, inu ndi a mkhala kale, kuona fisi ndi kukumana naye, akale akulu amatelo…………………!! Ife tinakumana naye, UTM is busy learning most of these things……………….. so let them goooooooof and lets see who will lough last!

    1. You don’t win a ‘seat’ where you don’t have a candidate. By not featuring a candidate at a certain constituency, a party chooses a 0% probability of winning such a seat. MCP’s failure to yield candidates in all 193 constituencies is not a matter of strategic planning as you want as to believe. Read maurice Munthali’s statement and you will understand why it has failed to do so.

  15. The cool Sanjika for UTM, that’s for sure and DPP should brace for second position whilst for MCP, the third position is waiting

    1. Ngati a malawi tikufuna chitukuko ndikumakhala mwa bata kuli bwino UTM itatenga dziko. MCP itawina izafuna kusitha zithu zambiri ndipo izataya nthawi ngati momwe UDF inachitila kuyambila chaka choyambilira. DPP pano kungowina chitukuko chatha basi zaka 5 zimenezi azakhala busy kulimbana ndi otsusa malo motukula malawi kwinako akulimbilana u presidential candidate wa 2024. Apa mutha kuona kuti UTM ndi chipani chokhacho chilibe mlandu ndi munthu ndipo chizagwila ntchito ndi wina ali yense mosayang’ana kuti ndiwa chipani chiti.

  16. So this means 191 constituencies on facebook?? This is exactly what was happening with Donald Trump. By the time Hilary woke up Trump was president. DPP ndi Mcp akamadzapita ku khoti Chilima ali president

  17. Come 21 May, MCP will have more parliamentary members than any other party. It’s a game of probability and strategy. You don’t just field mchimbulimbuli.

    Man city played with 10 men against shalke04 11 and went ahead to win.

    1. Tell them
      They will be disappointed that after fielding 191 candidates only yielding 24 constituencies, MCP 80 seconded by DPP 58 kwinako UDF, PP then independents

  18. Nyadaufe fielding more shadow MPs doesn’t mean winning Elections.Matimu akolowetsa maplayer 11 /11 sikuti ndikutha mpira.Zimatengera mamenyedwe amaplayer man.The good thing UTM will scoop no 3 beating PP & UDF that will be an achievement.MOTO kuti BUU

  20. KKKKKK……THIS IS INTERESTING ..SO THIS MEANS UTM IS STRONGER THAN MCP……..WHAT A JOKE ………Many of the so called parliamentary candidates will not make it to PARLIAMENT…..
    I CAN FORSEE MORE SUICIDES IN UTM CAMP A DAY AFTER OFFICIAL ELECTRAL RESULTS..

  24. In politics you have to strategic . In 2014 MCP fielded about 140 ,DPP 193,PP 193 ,UDF 193 come results MCP got more seats than other parties despite fielding only 140

  26. Nobody can stop UTM and Chilima and its organizational skills to run the coming government. There is nobody in DPP who is capable of organising a winning formula to beat UTM.
    Ma doctorate degree a kaunjika achuluka. You don’t deserve to be in government. Useless people like you who have stolen from the poor Malawians.
    UTM will confisticate all that you have stolen from the people come 21May.
    Start packing from government houses and offices you’re occupying at the moment.
    UTM is coming hard on you.

  27. Great stuff and achievements by UTM and the team. Let’s work very hard to win the Presidency and more seats for parliament. Lets get rid of thieves who have failed to develop Malawi.
    Very old people can not develop Malawi. We need energetic and innovative young men to create jobs for the masses of unemployed youth who are wasting their time doing literally nothing due to shortage of jobs in Malawi.

  28. I told you, UTM will win elections by 26% followed by MCP 25%. DPP will come third with 21%. With the coming of UTM, the biggest losers from last elections will be DPP and PP, while MCP and UDF’s loss to UTM will be insignificant. Marginal error is +/- 5%. Mark my words. Can provide full analysis if requested.

  29. UTM singawine in the May 21, 2019 tripartite elections. Iwe Chilima ungamane kuti ife a DPP udzatimanga when you become president? Ndiye ife tikusekerera kuti ukawine pachisankho chikubwelachi kuti udzatizuze? Walemba m’madzi achule awerenga. Sitikulola kuti ukawine mphwanga wachepa. Kuti udzazuze ndani. Ndipo a Malawi asakunamizeni chilima ndi chipani chake cha pa Facebook cha UTM. Akunamizidwa ndi atsogoleri ena a mpingo. Malawi UTM yakupangira chani? Chilima ali second in command wapangira chani Malawi cholozeka? Nothing tangible he has done even in ntcheu where he comes from. Akungofuna adzatibere ndalama zathu. Bwanji sanapange resign ngati VP pamene akuimira u president? Penya Malawi penya! Dzuka Malawi dzuka.

    1. Akulu Chilima anatuluka DPP osati government. Inu a DPP kupha ma albino pano kukhwimira chisankho. UTM or mcp we are comfy not mbava za DPP ndi Chimulilenji wanuyo wa firm 2

  32. Yet others still say UTM is only in cities. Are all those 191 constituencies in cities? Mumumva kuwawa ndipo kunyung’unya. UTM has born to serve and save the Nation

    1. @Chief Obasanjo
      nanu inu, chokani apa.
      Which bus? The UTM with flat tires and stuck in the mud on a village “road”?

  34. Ngati mukuganiza MCP is weak coz mwayipitilira ndi anthu atatu mudzalira…..MCP inasankha ma shadow ake mofulumira and ndi okhazikika…Pamene a UTM ya ngowoola zili zonse….mphwepa too much….DPP is gone…..afune asafune apita aDPP….Paulendo.

    MCP has moved frm 166 Candidates in 2014 to 189 plus Khumbo Kachali making 190..This is 98% from 60%.

    Lets Pretend MCP is weak at our own peril….MCP ili pali ponse misonkhano……and winning pipo.

    Pamene ife tikungosewera bawo and kukolopa……….These are exaggerations…its annoying our own UTM members…….

    1. UTM kumudzi kulibe musazinamize. UTM will be surprised come 21 May. You are overrating yourself too much!!!

  36. A UTM Ma MP omawina ndi anthu 100 kwina 200 kwina 80 pa maprimarys kkkkk azanu a MCP,DPP amawina ndi 2000 kapena 3000 pa maprimarys. Mudzakhumudwatu a UTM

  37. KKKKKKK UTM dreaming….U will produce less than 20 mps. much of ur symbolic shadow mps will fall gada…….NDA fielded 193 and got only 2 MPs before.. Fielding candidate is not guarantee of winning presidential elections.

  38. STRATIGICALLY CHALLENGED? The bridge is miles ahead. The so called strategically challenged has known structures that can be seen with naked eyes and pointed by people who have eyes that can see. Wait until the last day because not all what glitters is GOLD! Inuyo being your first season of farming mukawona a field of 191 hectares of green maize ndi maso anu a u amateur mukuganiza kuti mukololanso 191 silos of maize ngati aku Kanengo aja——anamangidwa ndi Kamuzu aja. You are forgetting that not all green you see is maize.

  39. Please UTM supporters, you must be realistic sometimes. But anyway the real battle is on 21st may, we will see if those who won by seven votes AKA Michael Usi/ the running mate will be able to overcome Biggy Nankhumwa? We both know some of the areas munkangowakankhiramo anthu popanda ndi ma primary omwe. Kudalira ndalama za Bushir.

  40. MCP is no longer relevant. The excuse by Munthail is a sign of failure and the party will pay a heavy price for that. Look at what the new kid on the block, UTM has done. This is a clear manifestation of how strategic and well organised the party is. By all means DPP will have sleepless nights with UTM because the knock is loud and clear on the doors of the DPP led Government and one cannot resist chanting: “Odi anzathu tilowemo, odi anzathu tilowemo m’boma x2”.

  41. Lets conclude this by saying utm is on top position than anyother parties shame on mcp,dpp and pp old parties 😎🤣🤣🤣

    1. It will be a shame for utm to get something like this: 15 out of 191 featured, and good for mcp to get 132 out of 189 featured!! Keep this record and let us wait and see who will lough last!! Abale pali ponse kuima nawo nde chani? Kuwelenga mbewa sitimawelenga nd michila yomwe! Muchita manyazi pa 22 May after elections! Lets wait and see…………..

    2. Koma utm amateurish wish you irk everyone. Keep dreaming muli kutali ndi ndale kutaleiii aimaika wa ma units a airrwl uqu

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