Malawi’s opposition leader wins the Presidential race
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Malawi’s opposition leader wins the Presidential race

According to the officially declared results, Malawi's opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera has won the country's rerun presidential vote. He defeated incumbent Peter Mutharika with 58.57% of the vote in Tuesday's poll, the electoral commission announced late on Saturday. In February, Malawi's constitutional court annulled Mr. Mutharika's victory in the May 2019 election, citing vote tampering

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Sun Jun 28 - BBC

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