JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (ADV) – Malawi recently set 2nd to 3rd February for all aspiring candidates for the May 21 Tripartite Elections to present their nomination papers for pre-inspection, according to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC).
Parliamentary and Local Government Elections candidates will present their nomination papers to their respective CROs while Presidential Elections candidates will present their nomination papers to the Commission at the COMESA Hall in Blantyre.
The MEC disclosed that during the pre-inspection exercise, all Parliamentary and Local Government Elections aspiring candidates will present their nomination papers to their respective Constituency Returning Officers (CROs) while presidential candidates will present their nomination papers to the MEC head office in Blantyre.
The exercise is aimed at ensuring that to that all nomination papers have been filled correctly and that if there are any anomalies and deficiencies, aspiring candidates should be advised to correct them whilst there is time.
“This will avoid the situation of discovering such anomalies and deficiencies on the nomination day and the panic caused,” said the MEC Chief Elections Officer Sammy Alfandika, through a statement, also advising the candidates who will not be able to make it to the pre-inspection centre to delegate their representatives.
“Candidates are advised that there is no need to mobilize supporters to escort them to the venues. There is no specific schedule drawn and candidates or their representatives are free to come at their convenient time.”
However, according to reports from Malawi, candidates started collecting nominations earlier this month and presentation of the nomination papers will take place from 4 to 8 February.
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