Elections Archives

JB calls for inclusive election planning to protect voting rights

Oct 25, 2024 Ephraim Mkali Banda 0 &

Former Malawi leader Joyce Banda has urged careful planning for next year’s Tripartite Elections to protect everyone’s right to vote. Banda warned that leaving out eligible voters could lead to widespread frustration. She said that… ...

High Court upholds National ID requirement for voter registration

Oct 25, 2024 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The High Court has dismissed an application seeking to block the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) from using national IDs as the sole identification for voter registration. George Chipwaila, Geoffrey Banda, Alex Phillip Dimba, James Chitsulo,… ...

MEC trains supplementary EMD operators

Oct 25, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has trained an additional 200 Elections Monitoring Device (EMD) operators to supplement those already in the field during the first phase of the voter registration exercise currently underway in some… ...

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… ...