BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-The High Court on Monday directed the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to release the results of the parliamentary election in Lilongwe Mtandire-Ntsiriza Constituency.
In court,Judge Simeon Mdeza ruled that MEC must use evidence from the ballot papers it received from the constituency, where the race was tightly contested between Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate and Minister of State, Alfred Gangata, and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) candidate George Zulu, who previously served as the area’s Member of Parliament(MP ).
The court’s decision follows a petition by Gangata and the DPP, who asked the court to stop MEC from conducting a fresh election in the area and instead declare him the rightful winner.
Gangata filed the petition after Zulu of the MCP had earlier written to MEC, asking the electoral body to withhold the results, claiming there were irregularities during the voting process.
Speaking after the ruling,Gangata and his lawyer, Zwelithini Chipembere, expressed satisfaction with the court’s decision.
However,Zulu’s lawyer, Pempho Likongwe, said they disagreed with the ruling and would be meeting with Zulu to determine their next course of action.
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