In an address to the nation, Chakwera, 70, said he had called Mutharika to congratulate him. “A few minutes ago, I called Professor Mutharika to wish him well,” Chakwera announced. “It is clear that my rival has an insurmountable lead over me.” Chakwera, a former pastor and leader of the Malawi Congress Party, MCP, came […]
Seventeen candidates are running for president, but observers say the race is between outgoing Lazarus Chakwera and Peter Mutharika, who also duelled in the 2019 vote that was nullified over tampering and followed by a rerun. Chakwera, a 70-year-old pastor, and law professor Mutharika, 85, have campaigned on improving the agriculture-dependent economy. In urban centres, […]