A governance expert has expressed concern over a possible rise in null and void votes, electoral violence, and voter apathy in the upcoming September elections, citing limited civic and voter education activities on the ground due to funding shortfalls.
A Ukrainian- American political scientist Peter Zalmayev has urged Malawians to embrace peace ahead of the September 16, general elections.
Chief Justice Rizine Mzikamanda has urged Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioners to remain impartial in the execution of their duties to uphold the integrity of the upcoming elections scheduled for 16 September.
Political experts believe there is still potential for electoral alliances to emerge ahead of September 16 elections, even though several candidates have already collected presidential nomination papers indicating they will go alone in the poll.
The office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) says two political parties namely; the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) have in the past five years benefited from over K700 million which treasury allocates through parliament, to political parties that get one -tenth of the total parliamentary votes.
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