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December 2025
Joseph Manguluti v Simplex E.D. Chithyola & Malawi Electoral Commission (Election Petition Cause 66 of 2025) [2025] MWHC 29 (3 December 2025)
Defective affidavits and insufficient evidence meant petitioner failed to prove electoral irregularities; election confirmed.
  • Election law — electoral petition — admissibility and credibility of affidavits (name, signature and jurat date discrepancies) — failure to cross-examine deponent — burden and standard of proof in election petitions — MEC’s investigatory duties, jurisdiction and remedial powers — allegations of handouts, intimidation, purchase of voter slips, and ballot handling.
3 December 2025