Elections Malawi
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MHRC queries DPP’s victory
Taxpayer-funded Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has described the May 20 Tripartite Elections as lacking fairness, transparency and credibility and questioned the…
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‘Election rigging claims vindicated’
The High Court order for a rerun in Lilongwe City South East Constituency confirms the lack of credibility of the…
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Court nullifies Lilongwe City SE election
The High Court in Lilongwe has today ordered Malawi Electoral Commission to conduct fresh elections in Lilongwe City South East…
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JC, PLSCE pass rates improve by 1%
The Malawi National Examinations Board (Maneb) in conjuction with the Ministry of education, Science and technology has released the 2014…
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Drivers seal Lilongwe MEC offices
About 50 irate drivers besieged the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) offices in Lilongwe yesterday demanding payment of their outstanding allowances…
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New Pac to reviewcashgate reports
Parliament’s new Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is set to review reports of the previous committee which summoned various stakeholders, including…
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UDF backtracks on gift
United Democratic Front (UDF), whose K3 million (US$7 299.3) donation to referral hospitals was put on hold by government in…
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Vote recount stopped in Lilongwe
The scheduled recounting of ballot papers for Lilongwe City South East Constituency stalled yesterday after the disputed winner, Bently Namasasu,…
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Budget gaps delay by-elections—MEC
Some voters will have to wait longer to elect councillors and legislators as the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is grappling…
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MEC proceeding with K560m appeal case
Malawi Government will cough nearly K600 million if MEC successfully appeals against the eligibility of four members of Parliament perceived…
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How the mighty faired in polls
Latest results released by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on Wednesday show some heavy weights lost embarrassingly in the parliamentary…
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EU mission explains election anomalies
The European Union 2014 Elections Observation Mission (EU EOM) has attributed wide ranging anomalies that characterised the May 20 Tripartite…
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No rigging took place–EU mission
The European Union 2014 Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) yesterday said it did not find any evidence of rigging in…
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Msowoya is new Speaker, Mcheka Nkhoma is first deputy speaker
Parliament has elected Malawi Congress Party vice president and Member of Parliament for Karonga Nyungwe Richard Msowoya as Speaker of…
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Former Malawi leader lauds own success
Former Malawi president Joyce Banda has spoken out for the first time since her loss in the May 20 Tripartite…
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Morocco, Nigeria, Namibia congratulate Mutharika
King of Morocco Mohammed VI and Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Hifikepunye Pohamba of Nigeria and Namibia respectively have congratulated newly-elected…
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Parties demand urgent constitutional review
Some political parties in the country have called for an urgent constitutional review, arguing that the current Constitution does not…
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Cashgate tool for persecution—PP
Former president Joyce Banda’s People’s Party (PP) has expressed fears that the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is set to…
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Women flop in elections
The number of women that have made it to Parliament in the May 20 Tripartite Elections has dropped compared to…
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PAC reminds Peter on pledges
Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has reminded newly elected President Peter Mutharika on the pledges he made before the May 20…
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