Elections Archives

Leadership rift escalates in UTM as Usi, central committee faces off amid party turmoil

Oct 25, 2024 Ephraim Mkali Banda 0 &

The ongoing power struggle within the United Transformation Movement (UTM) party reached a new level of tension, as UTM leader Michael Usi and the party’s central committee clashed over the scheduling of a key meeting.… ...

Democracy Works Foundation engage political parties in upcoming elections

Oct 25, 2024 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Democracy Works Foundation is engaging senior members from different political parties in the upcoming 2025 elections. The workshop, which started yesterday at Crossroads Hotel, will be concluded today. The workshop is one of the interventions… ...

MCP faces internal pressure over regional elections

Oct 24, 2024 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A faction of concerned leaders from the Southern region of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has issued a seven-day ultimatum, calling for the party to conduct regional and district elections. According to Vincent Phiri, Blantyre… ...

MEC defends Smartmatic selection for Tripartite Elections

Oct 23, 2024 Ephraim Mkali Banda 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has strongly defended its decision to award a major election technology contract to Smartmatic International Holding B.V. for the upcoming 2025 Tripartite Elections. This follows intense criticism from key opposition… ...

DPP accuses MCP of violence, intimidation

Oct 23, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has publicly implicated the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) in a series of gruesome deaths and violent attacks on some individuals. In a statement signed by its Presidential Spokesperson and National… ...

MEC reports encouraging voter registration turnout in Mulanje District

Oct 23, 2024 Burnett Munthali 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has expressed enthusiasm over the strong turnout observed at voter registration centres in the Mulanje district for the upcoming 2025 General Elections. This positive response highlights the growing engagement of… ...

Activist Mangochi accuses UDF leadership of siding with MCP

Oct 22, 2024 Vincent Gunde 0 &

Karonga-based rights activist Lytone Mangochi has accused United Democratic Front’s (UDF) leadership of siding with the MCP for a possible electoral alliance in the 2025 elections, saying this is contrary to the wishes of its… ...