Peter Mutharika’s election was already nullified by the Constitutional Court and has now been nullified by the Supreme Court, GoldenMatonga reports.
— paving the way for fresh presidential elections which are due to be held later this year.
Echoing the previous decision of the Constitutional Court, the panel of seven Supreme Court judges, the highest court in the country, unanimously agreed that the management of the cancelled elections failed to meet constitutional tests due to a litany ofThe court also affirmed a radical new interpretation of the laws governing elections to mean presidential candidates should only be declared winners after attaining over 50+1% of the votes.
Ignoring the threat of the coronavirus, the two drove through the capital Lilongwe in an open-air vehicle, celebrating the court victory as scores of supporters jubilantly cheered and celebrated.
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