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Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has released a program of receiving nomination papers from candidates with Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and its bedfellow United Transformation Movement (UTM) on the forefront.
The ceremony, which will take place at Mount Soche Hotel in Blantyre on 6th and 7th May, 2020, shows that nine candidates will present their papers.
According to the programme, first to present the papers will be Lazarus Chakwera of the Malawi Congress Party to be followed by Mr. Shaibu Mustafa of the New Vision for Democracy Party. Later at 11 it will be the turn of Peter Kuwani of Mbakuwaku Movement for Development.
Ras Chikomeni Chirwa an Independent Candidate is scheduled to present his papers at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. The first day will wind up at 3 pm with the presentation of papers from Mr. Reverend Hardwick Kaliya also Independent.
The statement from the commission further states that the presentations will proceed to Thursday the 7th of May, 2020 at 9 am with a presentation of nomination papers from Independent candidate Khwechani Wesuze Nkhoma. Then at 10 oclock it will be the turn for Independent Candidate Phunziro Mvula who will be followed by another Independent candidate Smart Swira at 2pm.
The presentation of the Presidential nomination papers will end at 3 pm with the Presentation from President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika.
United Democratic Front (UDF) President Atupele Muluzi and UTM President Dr. Saulos Chilima are missing on the list following the alliance formed by the two leaders.
Muluzi has formed an alliance with the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) while Chilima has formed an alliance with MCP.
Meanwhile the torchbearer for the UTM-MCP alliance will be known tomorrow Wednesday at Mount Soche Hotel in Blantyre.
