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Malawi: New Presidential Vote On 23 June - Parliament
Nyasa Times, 11 June 2020
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it will publish in the Malawi Government Gazette, the official publication of legal notices, the June 23, 2020 as the date of voting for the… Read more »
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Malawi: New Elections, New Alliances, New Uncertainties
African Arguments, 17 June 2020
As polls suggest the opposition alliance will win on 23 June, President Mutharika has been trying to forcibly remove the country's chief justice. Read more »
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Malawi: Mutharika's Last Stab At the Judiciary Before Elections
ISS, 18 June 2020
Next Tuesday's re-run presidential election in Malawi, like that of last May, is turning out to be more of a contest between the judiciary and President Peter Mutharika's… Read more »
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Malawi: Govt Struggles to Raise U.S.$12,2 Million for Polls
Nyasa Times, 18 June 2020
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) may face postponing the court-sanctioned presidential election slated for next week Tuesday in the wake of logistical problems including budget… Read more »
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Malawi: No Need to Change 50%+1 Law for June 23 Voting Day - Opposition
Nyasa Times, 11 June 2020
The opposition lawmakers said they rejected a Constitutional Amendment Bill brought by government because there was no need to change the country's supreme laws to hold the… Read more »
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Malawi: New Electoral Commission Chairperson Earns Mutharika Praise
Nyasa Times, 8 June 2020
President Peter Mutharika has grabbed unusual applause from his critics following the appointment of High Court judge Chifundo Kachale as chairperson of the new seven-member Malawi… Read more »
Date Set for Malawi's Presidential Election Re-Run
The incumbent President Peter Mutharika will square off against the main opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera on June 23 in a presidential election re-run sanctioned by the Constitutional Court in February 2020. The court annulled the 2019 election, citing "grave" and "widespread" irregularities, including the use of correction fluid on ballot papers.
InFocus
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Malawi President Peter Mutharika has appointed Justice Chifundo Kachale to head the Malawi Electoral Commission following the former chairperson Jane Ansah's resignation over how ... Read more »
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Malawi President Peter Mutharika has said that he would not be drawn into a public presidential debate with his rival Lazarus Chakwera ahead of a crunch election rerun, saying the ... Read more »
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According to the head of the European Union mission to Malawi, the EU will not send observers to the southern African country as the Malawi Electoral Commission has not invited ... Read more »
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Malawi Electoral Commission has proposed June 23 and asked parliament to endorse the date. Earlier, the elections body had set July 2 for a new round of voting after the ... Read more »
