THE German government, which is expected to finance a substantial part of Malawi’s scheduled May 18 elections, has expressed concern over political violence in the run up to the elections. Juergen Hellner, the German ambassador to Malawi, said his government is alarmed with persistent reports of violence in the media. “I must say we are very disappointed with the current political violence,” he said. “It is very unwelcome … parties should use political intellect, not fists.”