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High Court clears MEC
The High Court in Lilongwe on Monday cleared Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to announce results of the presidential election, vacating…
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APM narrowly retains presidency
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has declared President Peter Mutharika, the torchbearer of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), winner of the presidential…
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Mesn parallel tally verifies MEC results
Malawi Electoral Support Network (Mesn) yesterday evening released its presidential results for the May 21 Tripartite Elections, verifying Malawi Electoral…
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Police arrest 34 over violence
Police have arrested 34 people in relation to reports of violence registered in some parts of the country over the…
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Ntcheu commended for embracing 50:50 Campaign
Youth Initiative for Community Development (Yicod), a local youth-led organisation working in Ntcheu and Dedza, has commended people of Ntcheu…
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MHRC condemns violence
The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has advised the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leadership to refrain from political violence following…
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MCP faults MEC on election complaints
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has faulted Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC)’s claim that only UTM Party lodged official complaints over irregularities…
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Parties register mixed fortunes on MPs
Political parties have registered mixed fortunes in the parliamentary race in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections with some registering…
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PAC engages leaders, urges calm
Public Affairs Committee (PAC), a quasi-religious body formed in 1992 during the country’s political transition from one-party to multiparty system…
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No decision yet
Malawians will have to wait a little longer to know the president-elect after the High Court in Lilongwe deferred a…
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44 women win parliamentary seats
The final list of parliamentary candidates that Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) released on Saturday shows that 44 women have made…
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MCP asks supporters to desist from violence
The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is calling on its supporters across the country to desist from acts of violence as…
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Court ties MEC’s hands
MCP gets injunction Presidential results on hold MEC releases MPs’ results only The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on Saturday withheld…
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No party gets majority MPs in Parliament
The results the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) announced on Saturday at the national tally centre in Blantyre showed that whichever…
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Contenders dispute presidential poll
Two major contenders of President Peter Mutharika in the May 21 Tripartite Elections have challenged the credibility of the polls…
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Resolve disputes before official results—MHRC
Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has asked Malawi Electoral Commission to resolve all electoral disputes in the May 21tripartite before…
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Waiting in vain amid tension, confusion
As the country continues to wait with bated breath for release of election results, majority of businesses in the…
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‘Race too close to call’
For the second time since Thursday, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) yesterday failed to give an update with figures…
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Dausi beaten up at MEC offices
There was pandemonium at MEC headquarters in Blantyre yesterday after some an unidentified roughnecks manhandled former Minister of…
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We may call for a recount—UTM
UTM secretary general Patricia Kaliati has hinted that the party may call on the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) for a…
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