Peter Mutharika, the Former President of Malawi, Gains an Early Advantage over Lazarus Chakwera, the Current Leader
According to preliminary data, Peter Mutharika, the former president of Malawi, has jumped ahead in this week’s election. According to a Reuters estimate on Sunday, Mutharika has almost 51 percent of the votes cast in a quarter of the country’s councils, compared to 39 percent for President Lazarus Chakwera. The candidates for Malawi’s two largest parties, Mutharika and Chakwera, were expected to run in a two-horse race in the September 16 election, according to election monitors.
Malawi’s economy has stagnated in the five years since 70-year-old Chakwera became government. Crop destruction from a hurricane and drought exacerbated food poverty, and for over three years, inflation has been higher than 20 percent.
The 85-year-old Mutharika ran on a platform of a return to better times and served from 2014 to 2020. Although he was criticized for favoritism, he was praised for improving infrastructure and reducing inflation during his time in office. Although Chakwera entered government promising to eradicate corruption, his caseload has been criticized for being slow and selective.
The election commission must announce the final provisional outcome of the presidential election by September 24. It has cautioned candidates against declaring victory too soon and claims to be verifying the accuracy of each tally sheet.
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