Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika arrives to cast his vote at a polling station near Blantyre, Malawi, Tuesday, May 21, 2019. (Thoko Chikondi/Associated Press)BLANTYRE, Malawi — Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has narrowly won re-election with 38% of the votes in last week’s polls, the electoral commission declared Monday. Mutharika’s victory was announced in Blantyre, Malawi’s largest city, immediately after the High Court in Lilongwe, the capital, threw out an injunction preventing the electoral commission from announcing the winner. According to the official results, 5.1 million Malawians voted in the May 21 election, representing 74% of the registered voters, said electoral commission chairwoman Jane Ansah. In ruling that the results should be announced, the judge said the electoral commission is mandated by law to finalize the electoral process in a timely manner.

Source: Washington Post May 27, 2019 17:48 UTC