Malawi: VPs Sidelined As Mutharika Turns to Ministers for Key State Duties

Malawi: VPs Sidelined As Mutharika Turns to Ministers for Key State Duties

A growing pattern within President Peter Mutharika's administration is raising questions about the relevance and influence of Malawi's two Vice Presidents, with Cabinet ministers increasingly taking centre stage in executing key presidential functions while the country's second-highest offices remain largely in the shadows.

VPs Sidelined as Mutharika Turns to Ministers for Key State Duties - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi

A growing pattern within President Peter Mutharika’s administration is raising questions about the relevance and influence of Malawi’s two Vice Presidents, with Cabinet ministers increasingly taking centre stage in executing key presidential functions while the country’s second-highest offices remain largely in the shadows. Since the beginning of the year, Mutharika has repeatedly bypassed First Vice […] The post VPs Sidelined as Mutharika Turns…

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