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It's official Malawi President wins re-election

Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika has won a second term in office, according to the country's electoral commission.

The commission said that he had won 2.7 million votes, with his nearest rival John Tembo winning 1.2 million.

Mr Tembo has alleged that there was election fraud.

The
new president is due to be inaugurated on Friday, and several regional
leaders are already in Malawi to attend the swearing-in ceremony.

Observers hail peaceful election

by NATION  REPORTER
(5/21/2009)

As
Malawians turned up in large numbers to vote in presidential and
parliamentary elections yesterday, leader of the Commonwealth observer
mission and the EU chief observer applauded the country’s citizens for
a peaceful election.
Leader of the Commonwealth observer team John
Kufuor, who is also former Ghanaian president, said in an interview
voting went well in most centres he visited.
“The voting stations I visited were calm. People were voting in a peaceful manner...,” he said.
Kufuor
led a team of African Union mediators to Malawi three months ago to
ease the political tension between former president Bakili Muluzi, the
incumbent president Bingu wa Mutharika and MCP president John Tembo.
Vice-President
of the European Parliament and the EU chief observer Luisa Morgantini
said Malawians should be proud of themselves for the peaceful elections
and an impressive turn out.
“I am getting reports from across the country from EU observers that the situation is the same,” she said.
Mutharika,
standing for a second term, battled it out with six other candidates in
an election described as DPP’s first litmus test.
“I voted because I
wanted Bingu to have the mandate he badly needed to govern the
country,” said an excited voter—Loveness Austin in Lilongwe.
“I voted for someone who will make sure that food is always on the table for my family,” said another voter Martin Msonda.
In
most polling centres in Lilongwe, it was evident the race was between
Mutharika and Tembo, who is backed by Muluzi whose attempt to run was
blocked by the courts over the weekend.
The Electoral Commission closed the polling centres across the country shortly after 6pm.
In
a statement released after polling stopped, the commission’s
chairperson Anastasia Msosa said they had no reported incidence of
violence across the country and admitted that in some areas names of
voters missed on the voters roll.

Election Results Commentary

Gentlemen,
A fortnight before the polling day Muluzi declared, at a
rally, that Bingu does not know politics but HIM. I have never seen
this Muluzi doing any politics. Does he want to tell Malawians that
politics is just about castigating people. Politics is about
leadership, governance, and development. Mr Muluzi should go back to
school and learn what politics means.

Muluzi should look for a job as  tailor, driver, cook, or garden boy at the STATE HOUSE that is where he would do better!

I remain

Makiyolobasi

UDF faces reality of defeat as Malawians signal the dawn of new politics

United Democratic Front (UDF) has said it is ready to accept defeat
in the just ended general elections in which the incumbent President
Bingu wa Mutharika is leading.

UDF spokes-person Robert Jamieson said his party has received
unconfirmed reports about Bingu’s lead but said as a party they will
wait for an official announcement from Malawi Electoral Commission.

He said UDF is ready to accept defeat but hinted that it will only
be after the party has carefully examined the official results.

“We will have to examine the official results and if it is proved
that nobody tampered with the results we will accept,” he said.
Jamieson
who is among UDF gurus who have fallen in the Parliamentary elections
said after everything is settled about the general elections his party
will make serious decisions on their future.

He did not elaborate on what would happen to their coalition with Malawi Congress Party (MCP).

However, MCP general secretary Chris Daza said he was not ready to
comment on anything as regards to the results so far released.