2020 Malawian presidential election

2020 Malawian presidential election

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Turnout64.81%
 
Nominee Lazarus Chakwera Peter Mutharika
Party MCP DPP
Running mate Saulos Chilima Atupele Muluzi
Popular vote 2,604,043 1,751,877
Percentage 59.34% 39.92%

Results by district

President before election

Peter Mutharika
DPP

Elected President

Lazarus Chakwera
MCP

Presidential elections were held in Malawi on 23 June 2020, having originally been scheduled for 19 May and later 2 July.[1][2] They followed the annulment of the results of the 2019 presidential elections, in which Peter Mutharika of the Democratic Progressive Party had received the most votes.

The result of the re-run elections was a victory for Lazarus Chakwera of the Malawi Congress Party, who defeated Mutharika by margin of 59% to 40%.

The elections were hailed by observers as being both free and fair.[3]

  1. ^ "Not May 19, Malawi fresh elections slated for July 2-MEC". Nyasa Times. 2010-03-24. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference MN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Malawi presidential election: Lazarus Chakwera declared winner". Al Jazeera. 27 June 2020.