Search
  1. Home
  2. Southern Africa
  3. Malawi

Election case postponed again

    JOHANNESBURG

    The Malawi High Court has again postponed the case in which the country's main opposition, The Malawi Congress Party and the Alliance for Democracy, is challenging the results of the June 1999 elections, Malawi media reports said.

    Justice Issac Mtambo adjourned the case to 17 April, after lawyers representing the Malawi Electoral Commission and the ruling United Democratic Front asked for the case to be postponed so that they could inspect documents presented by the opposition's lawyers.

    The opposition is challenging the results on two accounts: that President Muluzi did not get 50 percent of the votes as required by the constitution to be declared a winner and that his party rigged the polls.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

    Share this article

    Our ability to deliver compelling, field-based reporting on humanitarian crises rests on a few key principles: deep expertise, an unwavering commitment to amplifying affected voices, and a belief in the power of independent journalism to drive real change.

    We need your help to sustain and expand our work. Your donation will support our unique approach to journalism, helping fund everything from field-based investigations to the innovative storytelling that ensures marginalised voices are heard.

    Please consider joining our membership programme. Together, we can continue to make a meaningful impact on how the world responds to crises.

    Become a member of The New Humanitarian

    Support our journalism and become more involved in our community. Help us deliver informative, accessible, independent journalism that you can trust and provides accountability to the millions of people affected by crises worldwide.

    Join