Many women candidates feel short-changed with the decision by the Malawi Election Commission (MEC) to postpone the Nov. 23 elections. On Aug. 23 the MEC announced the elections will now be held on Apr. 20, 2011. Jane Wandidya, a female candidate who had set her eyes on contesting the local polls in Mkanda, Mulanje – a district in southern Malawi – expressed her disappointment over the postponement of the elections. "I have spent all the money I raised from selling the livestock. I am running out of steam as well. I am not sure if indeed the elections will be held on the new date. All the zeal I had has faded. I am not sure if I will regain the energy to continue campaigning," she said.
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Many women candidates feel short-changed with the decision by the Malawi Election Commission (MEC) to postpone the Nov. 23 elections. On Aug. 23 the MEC announced the elections will now be held on Apr. 20, 2011. Jane Wandidya, a female candidate who had set her eyes on contesting the local polls in Mkanda, Mulanje – a district in southern Malawi – expressed her disappointment over the postponement of the elections. "I have spent all the money I raised from selling the livestock. I am running out of steam as well. I am not sure if indeed the elections will be held on the new date. All the zeal I had has faded. I am not sure if I will regain the energy to continue campaigning," she said.
Read the complete news story at IPS News.