Malawi: Lilongwe South East By-Elections in Limbo

The current political environment in the country is not suitable for the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to hold elections in Lilongwe South East where the elections were canceled due to the death of a candidate.

MEC Director of Media and Public Relations, Sangwani Mwafulirwa said in an interview Thursday that the Commission was committed to conduct the by-elections this month (July), but the activity was halted because of the political tension.

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