The High Court in Blantyre has denied an injunction utility in search of to halt the Malawi Electoral Commission’s (MEC) use of sure sections of the Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Government Act of 2023.

Judge Mandala Mamblasa rejected the applying filed by 5 people, as an alternative directing the National Registration Bureau (NRB) to register all eligible voters.

According to data, the NRB has already surpassed its goal, registering 12.5 million folks, exceeding the MEC’s projected 10.9 million.

The injunction utility aimed to problem Section 12 of the Act, requiring the MEC to simply accept National Identification Cards as sole identification for voter registration.

This ruling clarifies the voter registration course of and underscores the NRB’s essential position in making certain inclusive participation.