Malawi opposition leader is new president

By By Frank Phiri
Updated June 28 2020 - 8:11am, first published 8:07am
Malawi's opposition leader has been declared the winner of a re-run presidential election.
Malawi's opposition leader has been declared the winner of a re-run presidential election.

Malawi's opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera has been declared the winner of a re-run presidential election, a dramatic reversal of incumbent Peter Mutharika's discredited win 13 months earlier in a process that analysts viewed as a triumph for democracy in Africa.

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