By Twink Jones Gadama

This publication has uncovered stories of a secret electoral alliance between the ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and three opposition events: Joyce Banda’s People’s Party (PP), Atupele Muluzi’s United Democratic Front (UDF), and Kondwani Nankhumwa’s Progressive Democratic Party (PDP).

According to extremely positioned sources, the alliance goals to bolster MCP’s possibilities of retaining energy within the 2025 basic elections.

The partnership is alleged to have been formalized throughout a clandestine assembly in Lilongwe, attended by high-ranking officers from the taking part events.

Insiders reveal that Atupele Muluzi might be chosen as operating mate to MCP’s presidential candidate, Lazarus Chakwera.

Meanwhile, presidents of the opposite accomplice events might be appointed as senior ministers within the occasion of an MCP victory.

A leaked Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signifies that the settlement might be legally binding, with provisions for penalties in case of breach.

This clause is reportedly geared toward stopping a repeat of MCP’s previous experiences with failed alliances.

Bakili Muluzi, Atupele’s father and former President, has been tasked with leveraging his affect amongst conventional leaders within the Eastern Region to drum up assist for the alliance.

Last month, Muluzi hosted senior chiefs at his BCA residence, the place some MCP members clad in UDF regalia have been noticed.

Bakili Muluzi this week met PP’s Joyce Banda in Zomba and anticipated to satisfy PDP’s Kondwani Nankhumwa to cement the alliance,a based on the supply.

In a closed-door assembly with Joycr Banda this week the 2 former presidents allegedly swore an oath of allegiance to the pending formal alliance.

However PDP’s publicity secretary Rhodes Msonkho in a cellphone name interview expressed ignorance on such a secret assembly.

“I am not aware of any secret meetings between the PDP and MCP to form an alliance,” Msonkho said. He added, “As the publicity secretary,i would be informed of such significant developments,but I have no knowledge of this.”

Efforts to talk to UDF and PP proved futile as their telephones couldn’t be reached whereas Moses Mkukuyu authorities’s Spokesperson selected to disregard our name when contacted a number of instances.

On the opposite hand, the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is reportedly forming its personal alliance with AFORD and UTM.

MCP’s transfer to kind an alliance comes amid inner struggles and dwindling recognition. With the celebration’s possibilities of profitable solo estimated at 1%, insiders declare President Chakwera was considering resignation however was satisfied in any other case by Richard Chimwendo Banda and Kenneth Zikhale Ng’oma.

This growth has important implications for Malawi’s political panorama.

Will this alliance propel MCP to victory, or will it succumb to inner conflicts and exterior pressures?

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