Malawi: Independents Swell DPP Ranks to 99 - Power Without Control in Parliament

Malawi: Independents Swell DPP Ranks to 99 - Power Without Control in Parliament

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has emerged from the post-September 16 elections with renewed parliamentary muscle--but not enough to rule unchallenged.

Independents Swell DPP Ranks to 99: Power Without Control in Parliament - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has emerged from the post–September 16 elections with renewed parliamentary muscle—but not enough to rule unchallenged. A total of 22 independent Members of Parliament have now crossed over to the opposition party, pushing DPP’s numbers from 77 to 99 in the 229-member National Assembly, according to Chief Whip Patricia Wiskes. […] The post Independents Swell DPP Ranks to 99: Power Without Control in Parliam…