Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has hailed Malawi President Arthur Peter Mutharika over the October 17 by-elections.
Speaking after his party scooped 5 seats of 6 in the elections, Chakwera thanked Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) under Jane Ansah SC for the job well done and President Mutharika’s government for funding the elections.
“I wish to thank Malawi Electoral Commission, under able of leadership of Justice Jane Ansah SC and her Commissioners, for organising a credible and commendable election.
“By extension, I also thank His Excellency Arthur Peter Mutharika for honoring our repeated calls for his government to furnish the electoral body with the funding necessary to fulfil this constitutional requirement in a manner that all Malawians can be proud of,” Chakwera said.
Official results of October 17 by-elections revealed that in all three constituencies where the by-elections took place namely Lilongwe Msozi North, Lilongwe South East and Nsanje Lalanje, Malawi main opposition MCP candidates won.
In Lilongwe City South East Constituency, MCP’s Ulemu Msungama emerged winner with 6,722 votes while DPP’s Reuben Ngwenya managed 3,597 votes.
Independent Candidates Christopher Joseph Manja and Ellen Shabani got 891 votes and 311 votes respectively.
In Lilongwe Msozi North constituency, MCP’s Sosten Gwengwe was officially declared winner with 10,015 votes while his main challenger Bruno Daga of DPP scooped 2,559.
The opposition MCP also beat the DPP in Nsanje Lalanje where MCP candidate Lawrence Sitolo was declared new Member of Parliament for the constituency.
In wards, DPP claimed one ward namely Mayani in Dedza while main opposition MCP claimed two wards namely Mtsiriza and Ndirande wards.
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Dziko silikuyenda bwino, chonde tisanamizanepo apa kodi bwanji a Malawi simutha kuvomereza zinthu zikavuta, vuto loyamba inu a Dpp m,malo momachita chitukuko mumalimbana ndi ndale komanso ndale zonyozana ndi ndale za chikale, wina faune asafune MCP 2019 ikulowanso m,boma kuti dzikoli liyambirenso kuyenda bwino.
Can someone with briliant brain like mine see this!
October 17 by elections are for DPP to win 2019 elections.
Going into 2014 general elections statistics, where we only managed to get 20% of votes in the CENTRAL, now we have managed to get over 35% of votes in the same region in the jst ended by elections.
This clearly asures us dat come 2019 we are winning again.
MCP cant see this but they are busy juvilliating instead of geting worried that DPP iz geting momentum in their territory
I lov DPP and I wil contineu voting DPP
Tizilemekezana zomati chisilu President zo zichipe
kungovomereza kuti munayesetsa thru gvt resources including mbc koma malawi walero siwadzulo uja.
Kikikikikiki kukutha basi