President of Malawi to call for early general elections

<p>President of Malawi Dr. Bingu Wa Mutharika has threatened Parliamentarians in Malawi that he will be forced to call for early general elections should they continue to insist not &nbsp;to discuss the 2007/2008 national budget.</p><br />
<p>Speaking at Balaka in Southern Malawi Tuesday, Mutharika said the parliamentarians do not have the welfare of people at heart.</p><br />
<p>"I have never seen any country in the world where parliamentarians discuss the budget for four months.They do not have the welfare of people at heart," he said.</p><br />
<p>He said section 65 which the parliamentarians insist should be discussed is not beneficial to the people of malawi.</p><br />
<p>However,lawyers have doubted whether the president has the legal mandate to call for early elections saying the constitution is silent on the matter.</p>