{"id":13758,"date":"2025-10-25T11:11:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T09:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jhb-webdevelopers\/channelafrica\/news\/malawi-congress-party-picks-former-president-chakwera-for-2030-election\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:26:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:26:35","slug":"malawi-congress-party-picks-former-president-chakwera-for-2030-election","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/malawi-congress-party-picks-former-president-chakwera-for-2030-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Malawi Congress Party picks former President Chakwera for 2030 election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a move set to shape Malawi\u2019s political landscape, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has reappointed former President Lazarus Chakwera as its candidate for the 2030 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Chakwera, who previously served as Malawi\u2019s head of state, will once again seek the nation\u2019s highest office, signalling continuity within the party and reaffirming its confidence in his leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Political analysts say the decision could reignite debates within the MCP and among opposition parties, as the country looks ahead to the next general election.<\/p>\n<p>Correspondent Richard Mwafulirwa reports that party officials described Chakwera\u2019s selection as a step towards unity and stability, emphasising the experience he brings to the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13759,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-13758","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has reappointed former President Lazarus Chakwera as its candidate for the 2030 presidential election","published_date":"2025-10-25 13:10:25","news_description":"Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has reappointed former President Lazarus Chakwera as its candidate for the 2030 presidential election","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/13758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/13758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18731,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/13758\/revisions\/18731"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=13758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}