Tagged: Malawi
Farida Adamu
Opposition Wins Big in Malawi Presidential Rerun
Opposition leader, Lazarus Chakwera of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), has defeated the incumbent, President Peter Mutharika of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), in a landslide 58.57% vote share, in Malawi’s presidential election rerun. Why There Was a Rerun in Malawi? Malawians returned to the polls last Tuesday for a re-run of the contested 2019 […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Electoral Head in Malawi Resigns Before Rerun
Following several court rulings that questioned the commission’s credibility, and protests for a change in management, the chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), Jane Ansah, has handed in her resignation as head of the electoral body just a month before Malawians are set to vote in a fresh presidential election. The second, in less […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Malawi Supreme Court Upholds July 2nd Re-run
Malawi’s Supreme Court has, in a unanimous decision, rejected an appeal by President Peter Mutharika and the Malawi Electoral Commission, upholding an earlier court ruling that annulled Mutharika’s election victory at the polls last year and called for a re-run set for July 2, 2020. The seven-man panel, in its ruling out of the capital […]
Farida Adamu
Malawi ruling party forms coalition
President Peter Mutharika’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Malawi has struck an alliance with the United Democratic Front (UDF), led by Atupele Muluzi, as the country prepares for a hotly contested election which is now set to hold in July. The unveiled just one. But upon adoption, the government directed the institution to produce […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Malawi Court Busy After Election
The Supreme Court in Malawi is set to begin hearing an appeal filed by President Peter Mutharikaagainst an earlier judgment annulling the results of the May 2019 presidential elections that returned him to power and ordering for a re-run scheduled to hold July 2nd. The Constitutional Court had in February this year, annulled the results […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Malawi Nullifies Presidential Election
It appears that Malawi is heading back to the polls following a recent judgment by the country’s High Court, nullifying the disputed May 2019 presidential elections that seem to have caused further confrontations between leading and opposition parties, as well as widespread unrest within the country. Ruling Cites Irregularities in Vote Tallying Following a globally […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Court to Rule on Disputed African 2019 Election Result
A panel of judges in the African country of Malawi is set to announce its ruling in a case following disputes over the result of the country’s presidential elections that took place in May of 2019. The five-man panel from the country’s constitutional court, protected by the military, will read the ruling contained a 500-paged […]