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Unlike Côte d’Ivoire, Malawi’s MEC keeps voters’ roll off-limits to CSOs

While many African nations are embracing civil society engagement as a means of strengthening electoral integrity, Malawi seems to be charting a different course. In stark contrast to Côte d’Ivoire—where election authorities have welcomed independent verification of voter rolls—the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has denied access to its voters’ register to a coalition of domestic […] The post Unlike Côte d’Ivoire, Malawi’s MEC keeps voters’ r…

2025 Malawi Elections: DPP Slams MEC Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi

Tensions Soar as Credibility Questions Grow Following Audit Block and Multiple Registration Scandal With the 2025 general elections fast approaching, political tensions are rising sharply as the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) accuses the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) of blocking transparency and compromising electoral credibility. This comes amid MEC’s own admission that multiple voter registration cases […] The post 2025 Malawi Election…

Mec tells parties off

Five political parties have been pushing for an independent audit of the elections management system as part of efforts to enhance elections integrity. Mec finally yielded, asking them to present a…

MEC shoots down audit demand

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has rejected a joint proposal by five opposition parties to conduct an independent audit of its Election Management System (EMS), citing constitutional independence, legal insufficiency, and technical inaccuracies in the proposed scope. The decision, however, has not gone down well with the concerned parties: Alliance for Democracy, Democratic Progressive Party, United Democratic Front, People’s Party and UTM Pa…

What Next for the Opposition? Legal Avenues After MEC Rejects Independent Audit

By Burnett Munthali The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC)’s rejection of the opposition’s call for an independent audit of the Election Management System (EMS) marks a pivotal moment in the lead-up to the 2025 general elections. While MEC cites its constitutional independence and concerns about system security, this decision has left opposition parties and many citizens questioning the transparency and credibility of the electoral process. Howev…

MEC Rejects Political Parties’ Request to Audit Electoral Management System

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has turned down a request by some political parties to audit the Electoral Management System (EMS), citing concerns over system security and institutional control. In a three-page letter addressed to the concerned political parties, MEC Chairperson Justice Annabel Mtalimanja said the scope of the audit proposed by the parties does not point to any irregularities that would warrant such an investigation. “The…