MP Wants Poll Alliances Law

UTM MP pushes law to regulate political alliances, warns current system breeds instability and betrayal - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi

A UTM Party legislator has launched a bold push to overhaul Malawi’s electoral politics, proposing a new law to regulate political alliances—arguing that the current system is dangerously unstructured, prone to collapse, and undermines governance. Blantyre Soche Zingwangwa Member of Parliament Penjani Kalua says he is preparing a private member’s Bill aimed at formalising how […] The post UTM MP pushes law to regulate political alliances, warns …

MP wants poll alliances law

UTM Party legislator Penjani Kalua is mooting a private member’s Bill to formalise electoral alliances. The Blantyre Soche Zingwangwa Constituency member argues that the absence of legal backing fuels mistrust and instability. Our News Analyst WYCLIFFE NJIRAGOMA engages the lawmaker on how such a law would work, its implications for governance and whether it could bring accountability to Malawi’s fragile alliance politics in view of a constituti…