African Elections Project (Accra)
Tiwonge Ng'ona
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.
In a letter addressed to Malawi Electoral Commission chairperson Anastansia Msosa today, RP’s presidential candidate Stanely Masauli said from the results released so far it is clear testimony that President Bingu wa Mutharika will return his seat and that his party will scoop the majority in the Parliamentary race.
Masauli then called upon all Malawians to focus on working together with Mutharika in developing Malawi.
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Happy to all the Malawias for marking the right choise God Bless u all chimwemwe Chirambo
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.
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