2009 Malawian general election

2009 Malawian general election

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Presidential election

Nominee Bingu wa Mutharika John Tembo Party DPP MCP Running mate Joyce Banda Brown Mpinganjira Popular vote 2,963,820 1,365,672 Percentage 66.17% 30.49%

President before election Bingu wa Mutharika DPP President Bingu wa Mutharika DPP

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General elections were held in Malawi on 19 May 2009. Incumbent President Bingu wa Mutharika ran for re-election; his main opponent was John Tembo, the president of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP). Five other candidates also ran.^[1] The election was won by Mutharika, who was re-elected to the Presidency with around two-thirds of the vote.^[2] Mutharika's DPP also won a strong parliamentary majority.^[3]