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Fox News Seeks Sanctions Against Smartmatic over ‘Deleted Evidence’

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Fox News Seeks Sanctions Against Smartmatic over ‘Deleted Evidence’

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Rushing into the unknown: Why Malawi must rethink Smartmatic and the 2025 electronic voting gamble - Malawi Freedom Network

Smartmatic · Malawi

Rushing into the unknown: Why Malawi must rethink Smartmatic and the 2025 electronic voting gamble - Malawi Freedom Network

By Burnett Munthali It is true that opposition stakeholders initially agreed to the procurement of advanced electoral technology for the 2025 elections. However, just like when buying something online, it is wise to first examine reviews—both positive and negative—before making a final decision. Consensus, while important, is not a license for blind trust. Sometimes, it is necessary to step back and reassess the situation. We should not proceed …Read Article

Mtalimanja will declare you winner through Smartmatic rigging not votes- Kalua tells Chakwera - Malawi Freedom Network

Smartmatic · Malawi

Mtalimanja will declare you winner through Smartmatic rigging not votes- Kalua tells Chakwera - Malawi Freedom Network

Freedom Fighter and activist Kamlepo Kalua has joined President Lazarus Chakwera, who has been standing on a podium that he will win the 16th September 2025 elections, saying the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has already declared him the winner. Kalua said Chakwera was quoted in the media as having told the gatherings that Malawians will feel pain in their hearts as he will be elected to rule the country again from 2024 to 2030, saying all t…Read Article

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Fox News Seeks Sanctions Against Smartmatic over ‘Deleted Evidence’

Fox News Seeks Sanctions Against Smartmatic over ‘Deleted Evidence’

Fox News Seeks Sanctions Against Smartmatic over ‘Deleted Evidence’

Mixed reactions over use of Smartmatics' EMS, EMDs

To abandon or not to abandon the system? That is the question bothering some people as the country gears up for the September 16 2025 General Election. With barely four months to polling day, opposition parties and some civil society organisations are relentlessly calling for the repudiation of the Smartmatic Election Management System (EMS), building up pressure on the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) as time ticks. On the receiving end: MEC c…Smartmatic · Blantyre See the Story

Kalua Demands Transparency from MEC Over Smartmatic Machines: Warns Against Electoral Manipulation – Malawi Freedom Network

By Burnett Munthali Honourable Kamplepo Kalua has voiced serious concerns regarding the Malawi Electoral Commission’s (MEC) handling of the new Smartmatic voting system, just months before the September 16, 2025 elections. Speaking on the matter, Kalua lamented MEC’s refusal to permit independent ICT experts to examine the software embedded in the recently procured Smartmatic machines. He emphasized his commitment to the principle of free, fair,…Smartmatic · Malawi Read Article

Kamlepo Kalua sets record straight on Smartmatic machines – Malawi Freedom Network

By Vincent Gunde Freedom Fighter and activist Kamlepo Kalua, says the Simartmatic machine was procured to serve two purposes; registering voters and verification of names and not transmission of votes from constituency to the main Tally centre. Kalua said the Procurement Officer of the Smartmatic machine Dr. Anthony John Mukumbwa, the machine is for registering voters and verification of voters and nothing else advising leaders to be talking pea…Smartmatic · Lilongwe Read Article

Hypocrisy over calls to abandon Smartmatic

When you want to sit for an examination but you are not ready for it, you create scapegoats. You line up all manner of excuses, blaming anything for your dreaded failure. You blame illness that never was. Or you blame teachers for allegedly not covering the whole syllabus. The fact of the matter is that you are preparing the ground to justify your imminent failure. You are scapegoating. And this is what the opposition are doing by demanding that…Smartmatic · Mangochi Read Article

'Smartmatic' Raises Mountains From the Valley

The use of Elections Monitoring Devices (EMDs) by Dutch company Smartmatic, which the Electoral Commission (MEC) is expected to use in the 2025 elections, has raised eyebrows. Some political parties and NGOs are calling on the MEC to change its mind on the devices and stick to the method used in previous elections. EMDs are a modern way of counting, counting and sending election results, but according to political parties such as the DPP, Aford,…Smartmatic · Lilongwe Read Article

Malawi: Solidarity Party Backs Smartmatic System, Questions Why Are Some People Against It Now

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The Solidarity Alliance Party (SAP) has come out strongly in support of the Smartmatic electronic voting system, urging Malawians to embrace electoral technology as a safeguard against manipulation and fraud.Africa · Malawi See the Story

Concern Citizens Warns MEC Against Using Smartmatic Machines in Upcoming Elections

A group Malawians calling themselves concerned citizens have raised their concerns against the decision to use of Smartmatic machines in the nation’s upcoming fourth elections on 16 September by Malawi Electro Commission. This was said during press briefing which was held in Blantyre in order to share their fears about the machine. They said this machine is likely to cause a lot of problems like it happened in other countries including causing …Smartmatic · Blantyre See the Story

Malawi: Smartmatic Misconceptions - a Wake-Up Call to Malawi

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Recently, there has been growing criticism directed at the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) over the procurement of the Smartmatic Election Management System. As a former MEC Commissioner, I feel compelled to address the misinformation and misplaced attacks being levelled -- both at the Commission and its current Chairperson.Smartmatic · Malawi See the Story

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