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Malawi: DPP Slams MCP's Age Limit Bill As 'Undemocratic' and 'Unconstitutional'

Summary by allAfrica
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has strongly condemned the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) for proposing an age limit bill, which the DPP believes is a deliberate attempt to sideline Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika from the September 2025 Presidential elections.

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Malawi: DPP Slams MCP's Age Limit Bill As 'Undemocratic' and 'Unconstitutional'

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has strongly condemned the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) for proposing an age limit bill, which the DPP believes is a deliberate attempt to sideline Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika from the September 2025 Presidential elections.

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Chaponda condemns Age Limit Bill

By Chisomo Phiri Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, George Chaponda, has condemned the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) government’s plans to table the so-called ‘Age Limit Bill’ in Parliament, which he believes is designed to bar 84-year-old Peter Mutharika from contesting in the 2025 presidential elections. In an interview with 247 Malawi News,Chaponda described the […]

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Chaponda says Age-bill has no place in Malawi’s democracy - Malawi Freedom Network

By Vincent Gunde Leader of Opposition in Parliament Dr. George Chaponda says he has just been informed that the MCP government under President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera is planning to table the so-called “Age-Bill” in Parliament which is clearly aimed at barring Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika from contesting in the 2025 Presidential Elections. Dr. Chaponda says this is a retrogressive move that has no place in the country’s democracy assuring Malaw…

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Chimwendo Banda Dismisses Age Bill Claims as DPP Propaganda

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Secretary General Richard Chimwendo Banda has dismissed reports suggesting that the government is working on an “Age Bill” aimed at blocking former President Peter Mutharika from contesting in the upcoming presidential election. Speaking at a political rally in Thambani, Mwanza, Chimwendo Banda accused the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of spreading […] The post Chimwendo Banda Dismisses Age Bill Claims…

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Opposition Leader 'Dr. George Chaponda' Criticizes Government's Push to Reintroduce Presidential Age Limit

Opposition leader Dr. George Chaponda has raised concerns over the government’s proposed move to reintroduce a law that would set an age limit for presidential candidates in Malawi. In a statement issued, Chaponda revealed that senior officials from the ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP) are pushing for the reintroduction of this law when Parliament reconvenes. He noted that during a recent meeting with members of the judiciary, it was made clea…

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Chaponda vows to block MCP's age limit bill, calls it "retrogressive" Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi

Leader of Opposition in parliament George Chaponda has described it as “retrogressive” and vowed to block the Malawi Congress Party’s (MCP) proposed age limit bill, which he says aims to bar DPP leader Peter Mutharika from contesting in the 2025 presidential elections. The proposed amendment to Section 80(6) of the Constitution of Malawi, seeks to […] The post Chaponda vows to block MCP’s age limit bill, calls it “retrogressive” appeared first o…

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allAfrica broke the news in South Africa on Monday, February 10, 2025.
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