The Second Deputy Director of International Affairs within the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Chalo Mvula has requested Parliament to place in legislative instruments that will allow Malawians dwelling outdoors the nation to vote.

Mvula: Put in place legal guidelines

Recently, Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Commissioner, Anthony Mukumbwa, informed a stakeholders assembly in Mzimba that Malawians residing overseas who would have registered for the 2025 Presidential, Parliamentary and Local authorities elections whereas within the nation will be unable to vote as there are at present no legal guidelines and preparations for that.

However, Mvula bemoans that “the variety of Malawians dwelling within the diaspora has grown a lot over the previous decade, and on this planet the place expertise is making many of the processes simpler, it’s unlucky that they’ll’t vote as a result of there isn’t a regulation in place.

Mvula added that, the MCP has a really sturdy diaspora community, as in comparison with different events, which he stated are direct votes for President Lazarus Chakwera.

“We would have cherished if diaspora was given a chance to cast their vote rather than asking those that want to vote to travel back home,”.

Meanwhile Mvula has known as on the youths within the nation to go and register to vote in order that lively participation of younger folks in Malawi’s democratic processes is achieved.