Malawi court annuls President Mutharika's 2019 election victory

Malawi's Constitutional Court canceled the May 2019 presidential vote on Monday that declared Peter Mutharika a winner and ordered a re-run after an application from opposition parties citing irregularities. Mutharika, Malawi president since 2014, won the election with a 38.57% share of the vote. The electoral commission declared Mutharika the winner despite complaints of irregularities.

Mutharika had pledged to crack down on corruption and revive the economy in his second five-year term. In a unanimous decision, a panel of five judges ordered that a new presidential vote be held within 150 days.