This is what people often call a “Constitutional Court,” even though Malawi does not have a separate court with that name. So, even though MEC started the case as a normal judicial review, it will probably become a full constitutional case. In the famous 2020 presidential election case (Chilima v Mutharika), the Attorney General represented MEC. A recent High Court case (Republic v Chilima, 2023) also warned that when government institutions are in conflict, the Attorney General must avoid taking sides. As one judge put it, the Attorney General should act like a referee, not a player wearing one team’s jersey.