Steps Towards 2025

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2019 Elections Stocktaking; Two Years Gone

The month of May marks exactly two years since we had the first Tripartite Elections in Malawi where elections are held once every five years, not considering by-elections. Immediately after the elections, MEC came out to tout the electoral

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Of Trump and Party Nomination Process

Donald Trump has secured enough voters to be candidate for the Republican Party. It was very clear that the Republican portiburo were against his choice and were scheming means of stopping him. Some even came out in the open

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Exit Primaries, Enter Opinion Polls

It is clear that Democrat, Hilary Clinton will face Republican, Donald Trump in the race for the oval office as America goes to polls November 8 this year. As we draw nigh to the polling day opinion polls become

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Why 18 Years the Magic Voting Age?

Today, (June 22, 2016) Japan is expected to announce a revision of the voting age to 18 from 20 and this will be applied in the upcoming House of Councillors scheduled for July 10 this year. Voting age is

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Of Brexit and Voting Pattern Statistics

Of recent “Brexit” has become a buzzword in current affairs discussion. It is nothing but an abbreviation of "British exit", and refers to the June 23, 2016 referendum by British voters to exit the European Union. The law in

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Vote Counting Process: Malawi vs UK

We continue learning from UK and Malawi in light of the Brexit referendum held on June 23, 2016. About 32 million people voted in the Brexit representing a turnout of 72 percent, which is the highest since 1992. Unlike