The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has said that the electoral partnership between the party and United Transformation Movement (UTM) of President Dr. Saulos Chilima will come to an end next year.

The development comes barely days after UTM Secretary General Patricia Kaliati declared Chilima as Tonse Alliance torchbearer in the forthcoming 2025 polls.

Speaking in an interview with one of the local daily papers in the country MCP spokesperson Ezekiel Ching’oma said the party’s executive will meet to make fresh arrangements on the matter.

“It should be emphasised that this agreement does not extend beyond that specified period. Consequently, the NEC will convene again to discuss and plan for the future.

“It is essential to reconvene and engage in constructive discussions to formulate a fresh agreement that encompasses all the parties we intend to collaborate with. This will allow us to establish a renewed and comprehensive alliance, ensuring a strong and unified front for the years to come,” Ching’oma is quoted as saying in the Nation Publications Limited.

Meanwhile, UTM says it will soon make its position on the matter.