African Elections Project (Accra)
20 May 2009
United Democratic Front (UDF) has said it is ready to accept defeat in the just ended general elections in which the incumbent President Bingu wa Mutharika is leading.
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African Elections Project (Accra)
21 May 2009
Latest electoral results from 20 constituencies indicate that Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) presidential candidate, Bingu wa Mutharika, continues to consolidate his earlier lead.
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African Elections Project (Accra)
20 May 2009
The Police have confirmed the arrest of United Democratic Front (UDF) spokes person on alliance Humphrey Mvula for attempting to falsify an electoral document, which is contrary to section 115(16E) and section 400 of the penal code.
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African Elections Project (Accra)
20 May 2009
Latest results from eleven polling centres across the country has shown that the DPP presidential candidate Bingu wa Mutharika is leading in seven centres.
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CONGRATULATIONS to all the people in my homeland for making the 'right choice'!! It's only the beginning of our fragile democratic politics. It will get better.
God Bless Africa.
"SIPIWE"
Bravo Bingu! Bravo DPP! Bravo fellow Malawians! This is the time we can show our leaders that Malawi is not to be taken for granted and Malawi should not be regionally divided by politicians. Thats the voice of God in the voice of people.
Bingu deserve to win, tawona ntchtito za manja ake zikumuchitira umboni,enawa uuuuuh palibe. Well done Bingu, we are behind you
God has answered our prayers; we never want JZU to rule this precious country. We all know him though the time he started politics some of us were not there, but grandfathers told us some of the evil things he did during the regime of Kamuzu Banda. We applaud you Bingu, you really deserved this.
I would like be update about things inside my beloved home Africa.
African Elections Project (Accra)
20 May 2009
Partial Electoral Commission (EC) results announced at 10:30am today show Bingu wa Mutharika, presidential candidate for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the May 19 elections, leading against hottest contender John Tembo.
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Bravo Mr Masauli thats the spirit we in laeders. You have shown your fellow candidates tha you wish a better malawi
African Elections Project (Accra)
20 May 2009
Republican Party (RP), one of the sixteen political parties that contested in the general elections has become the first party to concede defeat to Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) before the official announcement from Malawi Electoral Commission on the winners.
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Happy to all the Malawias for marking the right choise God Bless u all chimwemwe Chirambo
African Elections Project (Accra)
20 May 2009
Many Malawians are anxious as the anticipated Electoral Commission announcement of partial results for yesterday's parliamentary and presidential elections has still not taken place as at 10:00am today.
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Commonwealth News and Information Service (London)
21 May 2009
A peaceful election day and a well-managed voting process, but some key benchmarks for democratic elections not met - Former Ghana President Kufuor says.
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Electoral Institute of Southern Africa (Johannesburg)
21 May 2009
EISA, at the invitation of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), deployed a mission to observe the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections held on 19 May 2009. This interim statement contains an assessment of the pre election phase, polling day and tabulation of the results at the time of this press release.
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I would have regreated for registering and not voting for Bingu. But as it is now I've nothing to worry about since GREAT PEOPLE of GREAT MALAWI have done the job for me. Malawians in UK are cerebrating Bingu's victory aswell. 'Bravo Webster Thomas'