New president reaches out to opponents with promise of prosperity after winning rerun with 58.5% support
Lazarus Chakwera was sworn in as Malawi’s new leader on Sunday, a day after trouncing Peter Mutharika in a court-ordered election rerun, and pledged to unite the deeply dividend nation and clamp down on graft.
Chakwera won the June 23 rerun with 58.5% support. Results were released on Saturday by the Malawi Electoral Commission. While Mutharika alleged that the rerun was not credible, the commission found there was no merit to his allegations. Thousands of people thronged the streets of Lilongwe and other cities to celebrate Chakwera’s victory despite Covid-19. The country has had more than 1,000 confirmed cases so far.Chakwera, 65, served as president of the Malawi Assemblies of God churches for more than 24 years before being appointed leader of the main opposition Malawi Congress Party in 2013.
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