Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has threatened to take action if the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government fails to table Electoral Reforms Amendment Bills during the current sitting of Parliament.
If passed and assented to, the bills will among other things change the system of electing president from the current First Past the Post system to 50+1 system.
Government recently revealed that cabinet is yet to discuss the bills hence they cannot be tabled.
But the main opposition MCP has suggested that it will stage a protest in Parliament if the Electoral Reforms Amendment Bills are not tabled.
“We will protest that because everyone wants the bills after the government promised that they would be tabled. Therefore, we do not expect excuses,” a MCP legislator told the local media.
In his speech when he opened the 47th session of Parliament on Friday, President Peter Mutharika did not mention the bills.
Leader of Opposition Lazarus Chakwera last week advised DPP government to keep its promise regarding the bills if the DPP administration wants people to continue trusting it.
“The whole world was told by an honourable minister that the Bills on the electoral reforms would be presented in the meeting beginning this month. We expect that they will live by their own promise, unless they want to tell Malawians that they should not be trusted anymore,” Chakwera said.
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kumawamvetsetsa achakwera munthu sanakhalepo olo MP ndye basi mfundo zake ndizomwezo zozizira basi DPP boma!!,
Yes act .electrol reforms is our right
You people cud have listened to what proffessor wandale said on that yesteday MCP immature
Useless opposition…..boycott ife tipitiriza
Otsutsa simungabweletse bill mpaliament ngati mukufuna achakwela pangani x c abinet yanu muikemo jese ngati wofalitsa nkhani enawo muona nde mubweletse bill yanuyo
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Ndipo magetsi akukhalira kuzima ever day mukuganiza kuti ndi anthu angati omwe akuluza miyoyo muzipatalamu chifukwa chamamvuto amagetsi komaso kusowa makhawala
Musamayakhule mopusa inu mwamvaaaa…inu pa 19 munapha anthu angati ku nzuzu lero mukupopa anthu magazi ndiye muziti mizimu ya agadama. Zopusa basi
LEVE
zamalavu
Opusa chakwera muoneni ali phuno biiiii ndi ana kumanukhisana zovunda ziphwisi,yet peter ali pheeee ku state house kudya malido ndi ngenge yake uyu ali busy ndikutethaku shiiii nyasi.uzikula man,and phunzira respect kwa akulu.sukundipasa chilimbikiso
Bill sidzavota chakula apa mchakuti,zipani izi mcp ndi dpp akufuna kumalowa m’boma using constition,section what so ever.Nkhanitu ndi pa ground.Kodi ikapasa bill tasiya kuvota?
Kadziwawuzani anthu zowona nthawi yowopsezana poti mukufuna zabwino ndinuyo idatha.
budgett # 1, 50+1#2. mwayambapo,mukufuna muzizati atibera.muziwona simunati
Am wondering …if the DPP is strong enough to win the 2019 election, then why are they reluctant on this bill? Akuopa chaaa?
You never scared going to war knowing you are well equipped!…
Bring the bill…50+…. then we see how favorable you are!!
Just do it opposition.. Dpp is ever walking in the past..