POLLING DAY

Today Malawians go to the polls to vote. Malawi is a multiparty democracy. The democracy started in 1994 after the peaceful ending of their dictatorship. It's my first time to experience an election in an African country. you know whenever you hear about elections happening in Africa you only hear about it when things go badly. let's hope that Malawi's elections run smoothly and are peaceful. I am gonna spend the day at Zodiak radio station...watching and listening how they cover the elections. In any case, I will be watching. I truly believe Malawi's elections will be peaceful and fair. the people here are amazing and I don't think they would want to see their country erupt into chaos. Everything will work out fine. I'll let you know the results when they come in. There are several parties contesting in the elections but the one's with a shot at winning are DPP, MCP, and UDF these are the three big parties. Currently, UDF has no candidate vying for president instead the Malawi Electoral Commission ruled that former president Bakili Muluzi couldn't stand for another term because he served the maximum term a candidate can serve so he formed a coalition with MCP although the two parties still haven't signed an MOU. DPP is the ruling party hoping to stay in power. DPP has made significant strides in improving the economy, human rights, and education. Although there is more to be done. Let's pray for a good outcome today.