Malawi top court annuls Mutharika’s 2019 election victory

Malawi's President Peter Mutharika. Picture: AMOS GUMULIRA / AFP

The electoral commission declared Mutharika the winner despite complaints of irregularities including results sheets with sections blotted out or altered with correction fluid. But Chakwera, the president’s main rival, and Chilima rejected the results and filed a petition to the High Court asking it to nullify the results.

The court also directed parliament to consider recalling the electoral body, which is headed by Supreme Court of Appeal judge Jane Ansah, to “ensure smooth conduct of fresh elections”.

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Are these blond wicks still necessary mara in this day and age?

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