The case has been in court since August after former Vice-President Saulos Chilima leader of the opposition United Transformation Movement (UTM) and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) candidate Lazarus Chakwera sought a nullification of the May results (AC Vol 60 No 17 No let-up in post-election war)...
In court former Vice-President Saulosi Chilima was questioned by Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale over his petition alleging that the elections were rigged through 'irregular use of forms intimidation and bribing of monitors and alteration of results using correctional [sic] fluid Tipp-ex'...
Former Vice-President Saulos Chilima and his United Transformation Movement (UTM) meanwhile have filed for nullification of the results alleging a series of errors by the Malawi Electoral Commission...
Mutharika's outgoing Vice-President Saulos Chilima polled just over 20% a disappointing result having confidently touted his prospects in the polls...
The third main presidential candidate Vice-President Saulosi Chilima and his United Transformation Movement (UTM) is joining in the bitter round of mutual accusations of electoral fraud in both this and previous elections...
Mutharika's nemesis Vice-President Saulos Chilima may also turn out to be a casualty of Banda's move which followed intensive talks with Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera (AC Vol 59 No 24 Mutharika's uphill battle)...
Current Vice-President Saulos Chilima who dramatically accused his boss of corruption has filed papers to stand as presidential candidate for the United Transformation Movement (UTM) which he founded after leaving Mutharika's DPP in June last year...
Banda is keeping her options open and has already met Vice-President Saulos Chilima Mutharika's deputy who denounced him for corruption in May...
With elections slated for 21 May 2019 Mutharika is facing a challenge from his former deputy Saulos Chilima who left the governing DPP last month accusing it of corruption (AC Vol 58 No 20 Mutharika's uncertain future)...
An opposition alliance task force has been formed and is targeting Khumbo Kachali Banda's Vice-President who has formed his own Freedom Party and is exploring the possibility of pairing up with the current Vice-President Saulos Chilima should Mutharika dump him from the ticket...