Embattled Malawi poll chief defends invalidated vote

Malawi’s Electoral Commission head, Jane Ansah, has admitted using tippex correction fluid on ballot tally sheets in the now annulled 2019 election.

She however claimed that there is no evidence to suggest that it favoured any particular candidate.

The elections chief was speaking before a special parliamentary committee after the court ordered for an investigation into the conduct of the electoral commission.

The court had demanded a fresh election within 150 days.

Meanwhile, Malawi’s parliament is re-examining the competencies of the electoral commissioners.