Malawi top court annuls Mutharika’s 2019 election victory
Justices say vote irregularities were widespread, systematic and grave and order re-run within 150 days
03 February 2020 - 22:33
Lilongwe — Malawi’s Constitutional Court on Monday annulled the May 2019 presidential vote that declared Peter Mutharika a winner and ordered a re-run after an application from opposition parties citing irregularities.
Mutharika, Malawi president since 2014, won the election with a 38.57% share of the vote, with opposition party leader Lazarus Chakwera getting 35.41% and Deputy President Saulos Chilima, who formed his own party, had 20.24% in the final tally...
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