Elections Malawi
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PP feels betrayed, we’ve learnt a bitter lesson—Wakuda
Former president Joyce Banda’s People’s Party (PP) says it has learnt a bitter lesson from the May 20 Tripartite Elections…
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MEC releases parliamentary, local govt elections results
Independents dominated parliamentary elections amassing 52 seats from 192 that were being competed for on May 20. Parties shared the…
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HRCC backs vote recount
The Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC) has rallied behind calls for a vote recount for the May 20 Tripartite Elections,…
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MEC told to provide timely updates
NGO-Gender Coordination Network (NGO-GCN) has called on Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to ensure that there are timely updates on all…
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Chiefs petition court on elections
Traditional leaders mostly from the Southern Region yesterday petitioned electoral stakeholders through the High Court of Malawi to resolve the…
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Congoma says elections far from credible
Council for Non-Governmental Organisations in Malawi (Congoma) said yesterday while the May 20 Tripartite Elections were “far from credible”, it…
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Court to decide election results today, new judge takes over
High Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda comes under the spotlight today as the nation awaits his decision which could determine the…
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Election stand-off worries commercial banks
Commercial banks in the country are anxious about the current political stalemate which they fear could worsen the business environment…
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Elections impasse affects Cashgate cases
The effects of the ongoing stand-off in last week’s tripartite elections have not spared the country’s judicial system, making the…
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Media gurus speak on elections
Media bodies in the country have asked all stakeholders, including journalists and media houses, to support Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC)…
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VP in fresh election battle
Barely two weeks after surviving a court battle with People’s Party (PP) involving the Mzimba South West Constituency election, Vice-President…
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AG on watch in election impasse
Attorney General (AF) Anthony Kamanga has played down effects of the May 20 Tripartite Elections impasse on government operations, but…
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DPP lawyers fault MEC, Judiciary
Lawyers representing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Peter Mutharika on Monday accused Judiciary and the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC)…
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Vote recount to cost MEC K1.7bn
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it will need K1. 7 billion (about $4m) to recount votes following the commissioners’ decision…
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Respect the law on elections, says EU
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to the May 20 Tripartite Elections has appealed to political parties and…
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9 000 prisoners vote in tripartite elections
The Centre for Human Rights Education Assistance and Advice (Chreaa), which was accredited by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to…
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UN Chief calls for calm
The United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged political parties to advise their supporters to refrain from violence…
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AU monitoring situation in Malawi
The African Union (AU) says it is closely following post-May 20 Tripartite Elections developments in Malawi and has since appealed…
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Court stops MEC from votes recount
The circus that has become of Malawi’s May 20 Tripartite Elections continued yesterday with the High Court in Lilongwe overturning…
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Malawi tobacco sales resume after elections
Tobacco sales at the country’s main auction floors and satellite depots resumed Thursday morning after a three-day recess as the…
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