{"id":95519,"date":"2025-09-24T04:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T04:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=95519"},"modified":"2025-09-24T04:53:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T04:53:00","slug":"malawi-broadcaster-projects-ex-leader-mutharika-has-won-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=95519","title":{"rendered":"Malawi broadcaster projects ex-leader Mutharika has won election"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Malawi\u2019s former president, Peter Mutharika, is projected to have won last week\u2019s presidential election with more than 56% of the vote, private broadcaster Times Television reported on Tuesday on its final unofficial results dashboard.<\/p>\n

Official results released by the Southern African country\u2019s electoral commission late on Monday showed Mutharika had built a\u00a0commanding lead\u00a0over incumbent Lazarus Chakwera.<\/p>\n

The commission is expected to release more results later on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

A candidate needs to secure more than 50% of valid votes for an outright win; otherwise, there will be a second round of voting.<\/p>\n

Political analysts had predicted that Mutharika, 85, who was in power between 2014 and 2020, would mount a strong challenge to Chakwera\u2019s re-election bid, as the economy has worsened since the last election.<\/p>\n

The September 16 election was the fourth showdown between Mutharika and Chakwera, 70.<\/p>\n

POLITICAL RIVALRY<\/h2>\n

The rivalry between Mutharika and Chakwera was thrust into the spotlight when Malawi\u2019s constitutional court\u00a0annulled Mutharika\u2019s 2019 election victory\u00a0due to irregularities, including the use of correction fluid on results sheets.<\/p>\n

A re-run in 2020 saw Chakwera emerge victorious.<\/p>\n

Ex-pastor Chakwera pledged to crack down on corruption when he took office, yet critics have accused his administration of handling corruption cases selectively and slowly.<\/p>\n

Former law professor Mutharika was credited with improving infrastructure and lowering inflation during his 2014 to 2020 presidency, but faced allegations of cronyism, which he has denied.<\/p>\n

The electoral commission has until the end of Wednesday to announce the full presidential election result.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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