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.
Outgoing British High Commissioner to Malawi, Fiona Ritchie, has raised alarms over the recent surge in pre-election violence, warning that it could destabilize the country ahead of the September 2025 general elections.
The Leader of the Opposition, Dr. George Chaponda, has told the visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation that the government’s failure to address fiscal discipline has resulted in the cancellation of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF).
Compliance on the legal prohibition of political parties giving out handouts to entice followers remains a challenge due to the absence of enforcement mechanisms since enactment of the relevant law in 2018, a recent study has revealed.
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