The Team spirit Alliance Birthday celebration (SAP) has blueprint out strongly in pork up of the Smartmatic digital vote casting map, urging Malawians to embrace electoral know-how as a safeguard against manipulation and fraud.
In a press free up launched this day and signed by SAP President Dr Victor Madhlopa, the occasion described the 2019 “Tippex elections” as a sorrowful chapter in Malawi’s democracy, saying the country have to by no blueprint enable such manipulation once more.
“We cannot continue to rely on outdated manual systems that are vulnerable to tampering,” reads allotment of the assertion. “Smartmatic offers a more transparent and tamper-proof process, helping to protect the true will of the people.”
The occasion criticized recent objections to the employ of Smartmatic, calling them “puzzling and disappointing,” especially since the map used to be already aged at some level of the voter registration allotment with out controversy.
SAP called on all political parties to adapt to the digital age by deploying tech-savvy monitors, noting that defending democracy in 2025 requires smartly-liked tools and abilities.
“This is not the 19th century. Let’s not fear progress — let’s fear going back to electoral fraud,” the assertion concluded.
The Smartmatic map has sparked blended reactions among political actors sooner than Malawi’s 2025 elections, with some questioning its transparency, while others check it as a fundamental step forward.
