PETER MUTHARIKA LOSES AN ELECTION.
PETER MUTHARIKA LOSES AN ELECTION.
The constitutional court in Malawi on Monday nullified the election President Peter Mutharika won last May, citing massive irregularities during the process.
The court verdict resulted from a court challenge filed by Saulos Chilima, leader of the opposition United Transformation Movement Party, and Lazarus Chakwera, leader of the Malawi Congress Party. Hence the court has called for fresh elections within 150 days and also reinstated for Vice president Saulos Chilima respectively.
The Judge Healey Potani’s announcement of the verdict spurred instant celebrations from opposition supporters who attended the court session.
After the announcement of the May elections, opposition supporters have staged protests about the election of President Peter Mutharika. (Lameck Masina/VOA)
The 500-page judgment, the court cited various irregularities and anomalies petitioners had brought before the court against the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC). These irregularities included the use of correction fluid, uses of duplicate forms and lack of signatures on some result sheets.
The court also found that MEC had breached constitutional provisions demanding transparent elections.
The constitutional court in Malawi on Monday nullified the election President Peter Mutharika won last May, citing massive irregularities during the process.
The court verdict resulted from a court challenge filed by Saulos Chilima, leader of the opposition United Transformation Movement Party, and Lazarus Chakwera, leader of the Malawi Congress Party. Hence the court has called for fresh elections within 150 days and also reinstated for Vice president Saulos Chilima respectively.
The Judge Healey Potani’s announcement of the verdict spurred instant celebrations from opposition supporters who attended the court session.
After the announcement of the May elections, opposition supporters have staged protests about the election of President Peter Mutharika. (Lameck Masina/VOA)
The 500-page judgment, the court cited various irregularities and anomalies petitioners had brought before the court against the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC). These irregularities included the use of correction fluid, uses of duplicate forms and lack of signatures on some result sheets.
The court also found that MEC had breached constitutional provisions demanding transparent elections.