DPP parliamentary candidate loses poll case

Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) parliamentary candidate for Nsanje South West Hellen Buluma has lost her election case to an independent candidate.

Helen Buluma: DPP candidate lost the elections and now the case

High Court judge Jack N’riva has ruled that the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) declared winner Ntiza Valera was the rightful winner.

Valera won the parliamentary elections in the area with 12942 votes whilst Buluma scooped 5, 899.

Buluma asked the court to disqualify Valera, among other issues, because his supporters beat up the DPP candidate and he continued to campaign after the closure of the campaign window.

But N’riva said Buluma failed to give tangible evidence that Valera campaigned after the closure of the campaign window.

The judge also said the issue of the beating was criminal in nature and had nothing to do with the electoral laws which applies to the election cases.

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msundu wumo
msundu wumo
5 years ago

I have read the whole story, the judgement on election case didn’t consider criminal activities as a reason to nullify election and call for rerun as prayed by the DPP candidate. Let us not celebrate, as we in opposition may face same blow on Presidential Case.

Janet
Janet
5 years ago

Rerun bas

kantonga
5 years ago

Ndamva pa headline pokhapo…anyway…akongolelenji mzimayi koma ali wakuba…eishhhh zamanyazi

msundu wumo
msundu wumo
5 years ago
Reply to  kantonga

read full story…atolakhani atopa kutambasula nkhani bhobho …

THE APOSTLE
5 years ago

EISSSSHHHH GOD IS PUNISHING DPP

TOSH
5 years ago

kkkkk ichi nchiyambi cha dpp kuyamba kuluza milandu

Tiyeseni Phiri
Tiyeseni Phiri
5 years ago
Reply to  TOSH

A MEC anayendetsa bwino chitsankho! All declared winners are truly winners!

mwana mlomwe
mwana mlomwe
5 years ago

I don’t think we are here to correct other peoples mistake, English is not our first language hence we have to put our focus on the point of discussion/debate, not grammar.

Fake Petros
Fake Petros
5 years ago
Reply to  mwana mlomwe

You are not forced to write in English. Use your own lhomwe. But don’t massacre the Queen’s language. In fact you are better off stealing in lhomwe because of us we will not be able to understand your language of stealing at all

Kalumadazi
5 years ago

Next throw out Mcp case for presidential election.They were free and fair!! Ask Thabo Mbeki,ntambo an other stake holders!! They signed

Kaitano
Kaitano
5 years ago
Reply to  Kalumadazi

Kikkk seems English is the problem to understand, I can see you are even failing to read what the article is saying, dpp candidate lost a case to an independent MP, this shows that the case went through the court, why to throw away the other cases? Idiot.

MASUSU PA THAKU
5 years ago

DPP FIELD MARSHALS ARE ALL OVER NOW !! MALAWI IS ON HELL FIRE !!

Joseph
Joseph
5 years ago

Improve your English communication, it isn’t clear

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