23 May 2019 1 Min Read
President Mutharika takes lead in Malawi election with 75% of votes counted
Malawi's President Arthur Peter Mutharika (C) and first lady Gertrude Maseko Mutharika (R) leave Goliati Primary School after voting, at his home village, Goliati.
Image: AMOS GUMULIRA / AFP
Image: AMOS GUMULIRA / AFP
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Malawi's President Peter Mutharika has so far taken 40.44% of votes cast in the May 21 presidential election, with 75% of the vote counted, the Electoral Commission said on Thursday.
Lazarus Chakwera, who heads the opposition Malawi Congress Party, has 35.34%, while Deputy President Saulos Chilima has secured 18.35%, the commission told a news conference.
Malawi also held parliamentary elections on Tuesday.