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Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera. (@LazarusChakwera/X)

Turmoil in Malawi as both presidential candidates claim election victory

The country’s high-stakes vote has been plagued by allegations of cheating, rivalry and arrests, leading to a demand for transparency

  • Eyaaz
4 min read
Of 10.9 million eligible voters, only 7.2 million registered, a gap analysts blame on apathy and disillusionment with politics in a country where inflation is above 20% and 70% of the population lives in poverty. (@MalawiGovt/X)

Malawi’s high-tech election balances on fragile trust

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

  • Eyaaz
4 min read
Malawi president Peter Mutharika

Malawi on a knife’s edge as it awaits presidential election result

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

  • Eyaaz
3 min read
More than 7 million Malawians are expected to vote on Tuesday in elections that will test the country’s democracy and institutions. (Times Media)

Malawi votes for the first time since 2019 amid mistrust and hardship

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

  • Eyaaz
4 min read