News In Central Region (1334)
MCP And UTM 'Dialogue' On Possible Fresh Election Alliance
The Malawi Congress party and UTM are set to revive talks that were halted on 13 December 2019 on a possible election alliance, according to our inside sources.
Parliament Says Will Proceed To Effect The Order of ConCourt
Speaker of Parliament, Catherine Gotani Hara, says in the house which begins to sit Monday, parliamentarians shall proceed to implement the orders of Constitutional Court in respect of the ruling on the presidential election case which annulled the 2019 election and called for a fresh one.
Law Prof. Questions Credibility of APM Lawyers On ConCourt Verdict Appeal
Renowned legal expert Professor Garton Kamchedzera has taken a swipe at the legal team for President Peter Mutharika accusing it of deliberately ignoring principles of good lawyering when they let Mutharika decide to appeal against recent the ruling of the Constitutional Court in the presidential election case.
Chilima Wants Whole MEC Top Brass To Step-Down
UTM president Dr. Saulos Chilima is pressing for immediate resignation of Malawi Electoral Commission chairperson, Dr. Jane Ansah, and all MEC commissioners following the nullification of the May 21, 2019 presidential election.
Speaker of Parliament To Address Press Thursday on ConCourt Orders
Speaker of Parliament, Catherine Gotani Hara, has called for a media briefing Thursday apparently to outline how the house is going to respond to Monday orders by the Constitutional Court which was hearing the presidential election dispute.
APM Against ConCourt Ruling: Instructs Lawyers To Appeal
President Peter Mutharika has instructed his lawyers to file an appeal, in the country’s highest court, against an order of the Constitutional Court nullifying his narrow victory in the May 21, 2019 election and the order for a fresh presidential election in 150 days.
Afro-Barometer Findings Agree With Constitutional Court Verdict
The Centre for Social research of Chancellor College says it is high time political leaders started upholding views of Malawians on how to run the country in this majoritarian dispensation.
Tight Security On Judgment Day, Judges in Armored Vehicles
The court premises in Lilongwe’s area 3 were a no-go-zone for every Jim and Jack yesterday when the High Court sitting as Constitutional Court was passing its Judgment on the Presidential election nullification petition.
MCP Holding Victory Rally At Its' Headquarters In Lilongwe
The Malawi Congress Party-MCP-has called for what it is calling a victory rally at its’ headquarters at City Centre in the capital, Lilongwe.
European Union Says Ready ‘To Support’ Malawi On Unity And Democracy After Court Ruling
The European Union says it stands ready to support Malawi “unity and democratic credentials”, following the ruling of the Constitutional Court last evening which nullified the May 21, 2019 presidential election and subsequently called for fresh election in 150 days.
