In historic decision, Malawi annuls presidential election - The Mail & Guardian

Malawi’s president, Peter Mutharika, is to face new elections following a unanimous decision by the country’s Constitutional Court to nullify his re-election last year.

There were jubilant scenes in the capital Lilongwe as youths and motorists celebrated the historic verdict. This is only the second time in Africa’s history that a judicial intervention has overturned an incumbent’s election victory . The court found that some results sheets were altered using the correction fluid Tippex, and that others had been faked or duplicated. It said that the Malawi Electoral Commission had discharged its duties with negligence and contrary to the constitution of the country.

Potani began reading the judgment, which is more than 500 pages long, at 9am on Monday morning. At that time, Lilongwe was a ghost town, with most residents staying indoors for fear of violence. The judges themselves arrived at the court in armoured military vehicles, while air-force helicopters circled the capital for hours.

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