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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 87055, member: 27"]
A party that once trashed walkouts as cheap drama just stormed out of Parliament itself, flipping the script in full view of a stunned chamber.

Speaker suspends five MCP legislators
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[*]Speaker Sameer Suleman barred five Malawi Congress Party members from the sitting.
[*]Accusations centered on them leaving seats during a blackout.
[*]They approached the Clerk’s table despite the procedure.
[*]Suleman said power loss did not excuse breaking chamber rules.
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MCP bench stages coordinated exit
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[*]Malawi Congress Party MPs then rose together and exited.
[*]Sanctions against five quickly turned into a wider protest.
[*]Shadreck Namalomba reacted with visible disbelief at the solidarity.
[*]He argued Parliament should focus on laws, not backing rule breakers.
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Past criticism of walkouts resurfaces
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[*]The MCP previously mocked walkouts as unserious behavior.
[*]The Democratic Progressive Party had faced that criticism before.
[*]Richard Chimwendo Banda once scolded absentee opposition lawmakers.
[*]President Lazarus Chakwera’s sessions were cited in earlier rebukes.
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