DPP SHINES IN BY-ELECTIONS
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has scoped all the two parliamentary seats during the by-election held in two Constituencies of Thyolo East and Blantyre North constituencies on Tuesday.
The party has also scoped both seats in Northern Region’s local government polls-claiming Zgeba Ward in Karonga and Mbalachanda Ward in Mzimba.
The other two - Lifupa Ward in Kasungu and Lisanjala Ward in Mchinga- have...
VOTERS SHUN TUESDAY BY-ELECTION
Voter apathy marred the Tuesday by-elections held in two parliamentary constituencies and five local government wards.
Information sourced by FaceofMalawi indicates that in some center half of the registered voters turn out to cast their ballots.
Speaking in an interview with one of the local daily papers in the country during the polls, Kasungu District Commissioner Spiwe Mauwa said although all the polling...
Malawi rights groups urge probe into Banda poll interference
Rights groups on Tuesday called for a probe into allegations by Malawi Electoral Commission chairperson Maxon Mbendera that he received pressure from former president Joyce Banda during general elections held in May. Mbendera was quoted by a local private television as saying that former president Joyce Banda ordered the Malawi Defence Force to push the MEC to conduct vote recount, an exercise which was...
CHRR AND CEDEP HAVE CALLED THE RESIGNATION OF MEC CHAIRPERSON MAXON MBENDERA
We, at Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and Centre for Development of People (Cedep) have learnt with great disturbance the recent media reports attributable to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Maxon Mbendera that the electoral body was under immerse pressure from some underhand manoeuvres by the former President Dr. Joyce Banda to influence the outcome of May 20 2014 tripartite elections results.
According...
MEC Press Release: Polling for October 7 by-elections
Malawi Electoral Commission is informing all registered voters, candidates, political parties and the general public that polling for the by-elections in the following wards and constituencies will take place on October 7, 2014:
Zgeba Ward, Karonga Nyungwe Constituency
Mbalachanda Ward, Mzimba Central Constituency
Lifupa Ward, Kasungu West Constituency
Kandeu Ward, Ntcheu North East Constituency
Lisanjala Ward, Machinga Likwenu Constituency
Blantyre North Constituency
Thyolo East Constituency
Polling stations will open at 6AM and...
