Former Malawi president holds strong lead in presidential election

Malawi’s former president, Peter Mutharika, has built a strong lead over incumbent Lazarus Chakwera in the country’s presidential election held on 16 September.

Partial results released on Monday show the 85-year-old receiving around 68 per cent of the vote after results from 24 out of 36 councils were declared.

Seventy-year-old Chakwera of the ruling Malawi Congress Party currently stands in second place with about 24 per cent.

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