United Transformation Movement

The 85-year-old’s victory last month was a referendum on the cost of living in a country where inflation hovers near 30%, fuel and foreign currency are scarce and poverty is…

His return as president highlights the country’s deep political divides, rooted in regional loyalties

However, a high court judge said the president and his Malawi Congress Party can proceed with a judicial review of alleged irregularities

Victory very unlikely for the incumbent President Lazarus Chakwera

As it counts ballots from its general election, new tech and legions of observers collide with old problems: public mistrust and the ghost of a nullified vote

Despite there being 17 candidates, the poll was dominated by incumbent Lazarus Chakwera and former president Peter Mutharika

This is the first presidential race since the Constitutional Court annulled the 2019 results

The next elections are due in September 2025, but will the next government enable the country to overcome its economic hardships?

The vice president had great courage, with so much character that his politics was not only an inspiration at home, but echoed throughout East, Central and Southern Africa

COMMENT: Opposition candidates and party can increase their chances of success at the polls by putting aside minor differences and presenting a united front

Lazarus Chakwera’s ascent to the presidency was made possible by the nine-party Tonse Alliance, which included Mutharika’s former deputy, Saulus Chilima, as his running mate

Top court says that electoral irregularities were ‘widespread, systematic and grave’