The impasse between the government of Malawi and the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is set to return to court.
The standoff is over the refusal of the Electoral Commission to relocate its headquarters from Lilongwe to Blantyre, defying a Presidential directive.
In October of 2025, when President Peter Mutharika came into office, he issued an order, that the Electoral Commission, along with several other state agencies are to move from Lilongwe to Blantyre within three months.
The MEC, refused to honour the directive and filed for a judicial review in the High Court, arguing the order violates its constitutional independence.
In February, this year the High Court dismissed the MEC’s application on procedural grounds.
–Channel Africa–
