Month: May 2019 Posts

Chakwera leads after 35 percent votes counted

May 22, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president has taken a narrow lead with 35 percent of votes counted. The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has released results from 1,784 centres where 1,436,400 (35 percent) votes were cast. Chakwera… ...

Malawi VP Chilima urges calm, hails MEC’s professionalism

May 22, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 2 &

UTM Party president Saulos Chilima has called on Malawians to be calm and maintain peace as the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) continues tabulate votes for the 2019 elections. In a statement today, Chilima who is… ...

Chakwera cries foul over irregularities

May 22, 2019 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

It’s not too early for complaints as Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera has expressed dissatisfaction with the ongoing vote counting and result transmission processes. Speaking during a press briefing a few hours… ...

Official results may be known by Sunday

May 22, 2019 Richard Jimu 1 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says official results of the presidential elections will be known by the start of next week. MEC Chief Elections Officer Sammy Alfandika said this in an interview with Times TV… ...

Atupele exits

May 22, 2019 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

As Goliaths continue to surprise Malawians for their failure to defend or win parliamentary seats in the ongoing tripartite elections, Atupele Muluzi has joined the chain of casualties. Muluzi who is United Democratic Front (UDF)… ...

Kunkuyu, Mwenifumbo and Lucius fall

May 22, 2019 Russell Kondowe 1 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM Campaign Directors Lucius Banda and Moses Kunkuyu respectively as well as United Democratic Front runningmate have conceded defeats in their respective constituencies following Tuesday’s elections. The three took to… ...

Former minister Henry Mussa concedes defeat

May 22, 2019 Richard Jimu 0 &

Former Communications Minister Henry Mussa has conceded defeat in Chiradzulu East constituency. Unofficial results of Tuesday's elections in the constituency show that Mussa has lost to independent candidate Joseph Nomale who also beat the former… ...