AEP/Richard Chirombo
Members of Parliament who contested on Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ticket and lost, and have resorted to the courts to find solutions to their electoral problems despite president Bingu wa Mutharika's appeal that they abandon such action, are still following the president.
This has been evident in all of Mutharika's 'Thank you Tours" and other national engagements.
These include Rashid Gaffar, losing MP for Blantyre-Kabula and Gift Mwamondwe, who lost during party primaries held for Blantyre City Central constituency. Elections in the later got postponed after the death of one of the contestants- National Rainbow Coalition's (NARC) aspirant Madalitso Mbewe.
NARC has, however, surprised political observers and voters by announcing it will not take part in the elections.
Party president Loveness Gondwe, says the party has a policy that encourages it to participate in elections it has high hopes of carrying the day in.
She does not believe Blantyre Central has any such possibilities.
"We will not contest just for the sake of contesting. We calculate our winning chances. We announce that our party will not be part of the Blantyre City Central elections," said Gondwe in an interview.
The election of a parliamentary representative will take place on July 31 this year.
One of the defeated MPs, Rashid Gaffar, said in an interview at the Trade Fair Grounds in Blantyre- where Mutharika opened Malawi's 21st International Trade Fair, he would continue to follow the party.
"Once DPP, always DPP. I shall continue to remain loyal to the party and its ideals," he said.
His sentiments were echoed by Mwamondwe. He said his love for Mutharika and the party was so great that he would never forsake it.
Mwamondwe is one of the people contesting in the Blantyre Central polls on an independent ticket despite DPP featuring its own candidate.
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