Malawi elections

Five judges are expected to hear a case in which the opposition Democratic Progressive Party-DPP is challenging the legality of the 23rd June fresh Presidential Election.

A legal expert Garton Kamchedzera has said the ministerial committee on the Covid-19 does not have a legal authority to suspend the registration exercise for the fresh presidential election. This comes as the committee made a…

President Peter Mutharika risks being impeached over the current electoral reforms situation, a law expert has said. The observations have been made at a time there are growing calls for Mutharika to assent to the electoral reform bills.

The country’s electoral body Mec has called for a National Elections Consultative Forum (Necof) meeting over the ordered fresh presidential election.