Elections
Chaziya Elected Unopposed as MP for Lilongwe Chilobwe Constituency
Chaziya of the ruling Malawi Congress Party was the only candidate who submitted Member of Parliament nomination papers within the prescribed period
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has declared Lawrence Chaziya of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) as the duly elected Member of Parliament for Lilongwe Chilobwe Constituency after he emerged as the sole candidate in the nomination process.
In a statement issued by MEC on Tuesday August 12, MEC said only Chaziya successfully presented his nomination papers within the prescribed period.
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“In accordance with the electoral laws of Malawi under Section 45 of the Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Government Elections Act (2023), where there is only one validly nominated candidate, that candidate is duly declared elected unopposed,” the statement read.
Following this development, MEC will not conduct parliamentary elections for the constituency on September 16 and Chaziya will assume office in line with legal provisions.
However, MEC clarified that Presidential and Local Government Elections will still take place in Lilongwe Chilobwe Constituency on the scheduled polling date, alongside the rest of the country.
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