We are counting down to the much awaited 2019 elections and a political analyst has argued that with a recent opinion poll naming opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) as the probable winner in the elections, pressure is on Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
Months ago, the Afrobarometer in its survey placed the MCP as the party that will lead in the 2019 elections.
Political commentator Wonderful Mkhutche told Malawi24 in an interview on Friday that the survey has not just placed the ruling DPP under pressure, but has also left it on the ground to make sure it works hard to deliver on its manifesto promises.
The DPP has overtime said the surveys matter less and that it is focused to win the next elections.
At the moment, there have been key defections from political parties including the Alliance for Democracy (Aford).
Mkhutche believes for a credible survey like Afrobarometer to put MCP in the lead two years before elections shows that the opposition party will give DPP a good challenge.
“The opposition, especially MCP, is more organized than it has ever been. There have been notable defections to MCP and that has helped a lot in re-branding the party. Again, this has repositioned the party for the campaign period,” he said.
But the analyst added that there is need for stakeholders to see to it that the elections are free and fair so that the results are trusted and that the country’s democracy is strong.
There were over 11 political parties that competed in the 2014 elections in Malawi and currently the country has over 50 registered political parties.
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Owooooo?
Pajatu ankati abeledwa 2014 yija.. ..ndiye pano Ali nkati zidzakhara bwanji?
osanamizana dpp ikulamula bwino chitukuko tikuchiwona ndiso kkkkkkkkkkkk itengaso boma 219
Mcp lero? Adalephera Chakuwamba, Tembo ndiye Yona akwanitsa?
wa Nyerere ndi wa nyerere basi ngakhale iluze sangatuluke kupita ku Nyasa ,South is for DPP ngakhale itaba chimanga , fodya akwera DPP basi MCP? ah kaya ndiye Ambuye alowereretu apo bii ah zokayikisa
Lower shire still remember solobala who was killed by mcp
Ndi chitsiru ameneyo malamulo awawatenga kuwayika mmanja mwake bwanji, mbqlu iliyonse ili ndi eni ake
Malawi will never allow the reign of MCP take it or leave it. Dont even waste your good and preciuos time thinking of MCP ruling this nation.
mcp ikuona ngat idzapeza mavot kumwera cifukwa cha Mia,mia nd chakwamba sangafanane , mayeso nd by election ikudzai
Only in Africa is where you can see election coming and people start to campaign two years ahead, this also happening in Nigeria.
kuno ku mulanje za dpp tidayiwala ndi chipani cha pa banja
Who told you mcp will win
Mcp 2019 boma
Bushiri nde ndi onse chabe panopo or ine ndinkadana naye koma zafikapa nde ndli pambuyo pake kuti alamulire dzikoli zonse ndi mbava zili munozi zizingofuna ziziyika mmatumba mwawo
My view is DPP izawinaso ma elections take it or not amene amavotera sianthu amatukutuku ayi koma anthu amene amayang,ana zabwino zomwe chipani chapanga not ongoona zolakwika zokha ayi.poti Iwo amaziwa kuti no one can score 100%in all the subjects pamene inu a MCP you just minor errors and start opening your stinking mouth yet you don’t even vote muzachita manyazi everyone believes (moyo nkudya)DPP have managed to curb what so called njala now everytoilet is almost full coz of availability of food .Muziona mbali zose mukafuna kuweruza.
Nanga Bushiri wafika ngati wina athawa Bushiri nde sangalore kuberedwa azachita chilichonse chotheka kuti mavoti asaberedwe azapereka dollar palipinse
To those who never saw what MCP was doing when it was in GVT can’t talk any better of MCP. But those who were can ably talk how easy life was during those days. People in villages were enjoying life coz of the policies that MCP was implementing. Believe you me, when MCP will get in gvt, it shall never come out again. It will be like we are in Ruanda. Mark my word!!!!!!!
MCP kuwina chisankho??Kkkkkkk awa ndiye maloto achumba omalota akuyamwitsa mwana…Palibe ndipo sizingatheke MCP kutenga boma m’dziko muno komanso ngati DPP inachotsa PP m’boma komanso JB mpaka kulira mayo koto! ati am’bera mavoti ndiye 2019 woberedwa muchuluka zedi..APM 2019 bomaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!
Hahaha,koma iweyo?kodi mayi adalira paja? kkkk ndiye paja adapempha kuti anthu avotenso koma iye sayima nawo,ine ndinadabwa ndati watanthauzanji mayiyi potelo.Koma ndinakumbuka mwambi wina uja woti wayipisa pa mseu walinga mbalume,eee kapanda m’chokelo adakodzela moto wa wana hahaha.Ndangodutsa mnkhwani simdatchole,wena ndakupondani pa bala pepani kumakhululuka,uyo alakwa ndi munthu.
Kkkkkkkkkkk eya ati tivotenso koma iye sapikisana nao kkkkkkk kulira kuti zatheka bwanji kum’bera mpaka kuluza ali m’boma
The 50+1 to determine the winer of the 2019 elections will put the DPP in the grave yard.
With Mia commanding the lower shire and Msowoya the Northern Region MCP yaphula game.
Rigging or hacking votes the DPP will still be buried in machinga, Zomba and Mangochi the PP strong hold for holding Joice Banda at ransom.
Mulanje is dead.
No Chaponda?
Mia??Do u take him as a hot contender in the Lower Shire??kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Who else?:
he is far to convince the lower shire when they remember solobala,its difficult for mcp
What a gullible analysis kkk! This guy does not know of how many beans make five concerning Malawi politics. Instead is writing down his infatuations kkk.
Maliro ; Klkkkkkkkklkk
You are a wonderful guy.
Another Ndausi in languages.
Bravo brother.