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Africa-Press<\/a> – Malawi<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has set October 26, 2021 as the new date for holding the by-elections, which were postponed due to a worsening Covid-19 situation. Initially, MEC had planned to hold the by-elections on September 13, 2021.<\/p>\n

On August 13, 2021, MEC Chairperson Justice Chifundo Kachale told the media MEC postponed the elections following a meeting they had with the Presidential Covid-19 Taskforce and the Board for Centre for Multiparty Democracy (CDM), which is a representative body of political parties represented in Parliament.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe parties to the meeting, having considered the epidemiological information presented by the Presidential Covid-19 Taskforce, decided that it is not safe to proceed with the conduct of the by-elections as set and strongly recommended to the Commission that the elections be deferred to October, 2021 when the Covid-19 infection rates are projected to decline,\u201d he told journalists.<\/p>\n

The MEC will hold the by-elections in Nkhota Kota North East constituency whose Member of Parliament (MP) Martha Chanjo Lunji of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) died on July 13, 2021; Dedza Central East constituency formerly held by governing Malawi Congress Party (MCP) MP late Mcsteyn Swithin Mkomba who died on July 27, 2021; and in Chimwalire Ward in Balaka South constituency whose councillor Josephy Daniel also died.<\/p>\n

MEC will also hold another parliamentary by-election in Mzimba East constituency whose MP, Wezzie Gondwe died on September 1, 2021. \u201cFollowing the technical advice from the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, the Malawi Electoral Commission is informing all stakeholders that it will hold by-elections on 26th October 2021 in the three constituencies and one ward that are currently vacant,\u201d said MEC in a statement released on Friday, September 17, 2021.<\/p>\n

It says the commission further informs the general public that it will hold stakeholders\u2019 meetings in all the four vacant areas to launch the by-elections and explain the calendar in detail. The commission has also announced it will officially the by-elections in the three constituencies and ward on September 25,2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cStakeholders will be provided an opportunity to ask the Commission questions regarding the conduct of the by-elections,\u201d concludes the statement signed by Justice Kachale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Malawi. The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has set October 26, 2021 as the new date for holding the by-elections, which were postponed due to a worsening Covid-19 situation. Initially, MEC had planned to hold the by-elections on September 13, 2021. 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