Month: May 2019 Posts

MCP asked MEC to delay election results

May 25, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 6 &

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) says it asked the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to first rectify irregularities regarding Tuesday’s elections before releasing results of the presidential poll. The party said this in a statement on… ...

Ansah calls for patience

May 24, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 3 &

… Says MEC wants to ensure results are accurate The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) did not provide an update on the presidential results last night with chairperson Jane Ansah urging Malawians to be patient. On… ...

Chakwera vindicated: MEC registering more ballots than registered in some districts where DPP is winning

May 23, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 3 &

Claims made by Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera that some areas are having more ballots than registered people have been established to be true. Reports have shown that some places have registered… ...

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… ...

Two pre-marked presidential ballots intercepted in Mzimba

May 21, 2019 Elton Mhango 0 &

Two ballots marked in favour of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Peter Mutharika were intercepted at Davy primary school polling centre in Mzimba Solola constituency in Mzimba. The papers were marked in favour of… ...

Party monitors delay inspection of polling materials in Mzuzu

May 20, 2019 Patricia Mtungila - MEC Stringer 0 &

All is set in Mzuzu City Constituency for the Tripartite Elections tomorrow, May 21 despite a delay in inspection of voter materials in some polling centres which officials have attributed to the absence of monitors… ...

It’s fake news: ballot papers not tampered with

May 17, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has refuted social media reports that some ballot papers have been tempered with. This comes after pictures circulated on the social media showing a carton purportedly dropped from a Malawi… ...