Celebration in Malawi After Court Nullified President Peter Mutharika’s Re-election

Malawi opposition supporters celebrated overnight after a landmark court ruling which declared that incumbent President Peter Mutharika was “not duly elected” in a disputed 2019 vote. The country’s constitutional court on Monday ordered a fresh vote within 150 days after it annulled the May election result over widespread irregularities, including the use of correction fluid

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Malawian Court Sacks Peter Mutharika as Malawi President, Orders for Fresh Election

Malawi’s constitutional court on Monday ordered new elections after annulling the results of a vote that reelected President Peter Mutharika in May, citing widespread irregularities. “We hold that the first respondent (Mutharika) was not duly elected as president of Malawi on May 21, 2019,” ruled judge president Healey Potani. “We hereby nullify the results of

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Celebration in Malawi After Court Nullified President Peter Mutharika’s Re-election

Malawian Court Sacks Peter Mutharika as Malawi President, Orders for Fresh Election

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