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BREAKING: Ex-President Peter Mutharika Returns to Power, Wins Malawi Election with 56.8%

According to the commission, Chakwera polled 33 percent of ballots cast on September 16, in an election largely shaped by voter concerns over the surging cost of living in the southern African nation.

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Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) supporters carry a poster of Malawi’s ex-president Peter Mutharika, as the DPP celebrate after Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera conceded defeat in last week’s vote, in Lilongwe on September 24, 2025. Malawi’s ex-president Peter Mutharika was on course for re-election September 24, 2025 after the incumbent, Lazarus Chakwera, conceded defeat in last week’s vote. The dire state of the economy in the small southern African country of 21 million people dominated the September 16 vote, with Chakwera accused of mismanagement and broken promises during his five-year term. (Photo by Amos GUMULIRA / AFP)

Malawi’s former president, Peter Mutharika, has secured a comeback victory with 56.8 percent of the vote in last week’s elections, the country’s electoral commission announced on Wednesday.

The declaration came just hours after the incumbent, Lazarus Chakwera, publicly conceded defeat.

According to the commission, Chakwera polled 33 percent of ballots cast on September 16, in an election largely shaped by voter concerns over the surging cost of living in the southern African nation.

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