Malawi’s two main opposition parties have formed an alliance to defeat the incumbent President Peter Mutharika in upcoming fresh elections.
Malawi’s top court nullified Mutharika’s re-election last year and ordered for fresh election in May.
The President was declared winner of the election with a 38.57% share of the vote.
But the court said the election was characterized by irregularities. Mutharika condemned that ruling and filed an appeal.
He and the electoral commission lost the court challenge against the annulment of his re-election.
The Malawian Constitutional Court rejected Mutharika’s appeal but the president said the ruling was “a serious subversion of justice, an attack on our democratic systems and an attempt to undermine the will of the people”.
Mutharika is now refusing to accept and ratify new changes to electoral laws in his country.
The new laws were passed by his country’s parliament to ensure that fresh elections take place.
Now the opposition is hoping forming an alliance will be good enough to defeat Mutharika at the polls.
In the capital Lilongwe on Thursday the pact between two of Malawi’s opposition parties – the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and the United Transformation Movement (UTM) was signed.
Their share of votes from last year’s election totaled over 50% so there are expectations this move should derail President Peter Mutharika’s grip of power.
Source: Africafeeds.com
