Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) late Saturday declared
opposition alliance leader Lazarus Chakwera as the winner of Tuesday’s
presidential re-run election.
Making the declaration, MEC chairperson Justice Chifundo
Kachale announced that Chakwera, leder of the Tonse Allaince bagged 2,604,043
votes, representing 58.5 percent of the total votes cast.
Outgoing president Peter Mutharika of the DPP/UDF alliance
came second with 1,751,877 votes. The third candidate Mbakuwaku Movement for
Development candidate Peter Kuwani managed 33,456 votes.
Out of the 6,859,570 registered voters, 4,445,699 cast their
votes. The Commission recorded 57,323 null and void votes, representing 1.29
percent. The commission received and resolved 10 complaints from all three
participating sides.
(Today.ng)
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