Malawi ex-president takes clear lead in vote-count, results show
Summary
Malawi's former president, Peter Mutharika, is leading in the presidential election with 66% of the votes counted from two-thirds of the districts. Incumbent President Lazarus Chakwera has 24% of the votes, but his team hopes for a better outcome from the remaining districts. The final election results are expected by Wednesday.Key Facts
- Peter Mutharika is leading with 66% of the votes from two-thirds of districts in Malawi.
- Lazarus Chakwera, the current president, is in second place with 24% of the votes.
- To win, a candidate must get more than 50% of the total votes.
- The Malawi Electoral Commission will announce the final results by the end of Wednesday.
- Some areas yet to report results have many voters, and Chakwera's camp hopes to gain votes there.
- The electoral commission is verifying results for accuracy due to past issues of irregularities.
- Earlier, courts annulled Mutharika's victory due to election irregularities in 2019.
- Police arrested eight data entry clerks for allegedly trying to manipulate the election results.
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