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| Malawi leader to be inaugurated | Malawi leader to be inaugurated |
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| Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika is due to be inaugurated for a second term after a landslide election win. | Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika is due to be inaugurated for a second term after a landslide election win. |
| The election commission said he had won more than 2.7m votes, with nearest rival John Tembo taking nearly 1.3m. | The election commission said he had won more than 2.7m votes, with nearest rival John Tembo taking nearly 1.3m. |
| Mr Tembo cried foul but his opposition coalition backer, ex-President Bakili Muluzi, congratulated the incumbent. | Mr Tembo cried foul but his opposition coalition backer, ex-President Bakili Muluzi, congratulated the incumbent. |
| Mr Mutharika's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) also won a majority in parliament. Regional heads of state are in Malawi for the inauguration. | Mr Mutharika's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) also won a majority in parliament. Regional heads of state are in Malawi for the inauguration. |
| Zambia's President Rupiya Banda, Mozambican President Armando Guebuza and Tanzanian Vice-President Ali Mohammed Shein are also due to attend the ceremony at 1000 local time (0900 BST). | Zambia's President Rupiya Banda, Mozambican President Armando Guebuza and Tanzanian Vice-President Ali Mohammed Shein are also due to attend the ceremony at 1000 local time (0900 BST). |
| Song and dance | Song and dance |
| South Africa, Rwanda, Swaziland and Lesotho are also expected to send representatives to the event in Blantyre. | South Africa, Rwanda, Swaziland and Lesotho are also expected to send representatives to the event in Blantyre. |
| State TV in Malawi reported that the president had won more than 60% of votes cast. | State TV in Malawi reported that the president had won more than 60% of votes cast. |
| Malawi Electoral Commission chairperson, Justice Anastansia Msosa, announced the outcome early on Friday with 93% of results in. | Malawi Electoral Commission chairperson, Justice Anastansia Msosa, announced the outcome early on Friday with 93% of results in. |
| These elections have been rigged John TemboMalawi Congress Party leader Bingu wa Mutharika: Leading man Q&A: Elections in Malawi | |
| "As the outstanding votes cannot in any way affect the results, the commission has decided to... declare the leading candidate duly elected," she said. | "As the outstanding votes cannot in any way affect the results, the commission has decided to... declare the leading candidate duly elected," she said. |
| After she made the announcement, DPP supporters clad in the official party blue colour, broke into song and dance. | After she made the announcement, DPP supporters clad in the official party blue colour, broke into song and dance. |
| "My children are safe!" shouted one. "The opposition has no agenda for the nation. They were just interested in ousting Bingu." | "My children are safe!" shouted one. "The opposition has no agenda for the nation. They were just interested in ousting Bingu." |
| There were five other presidential candidates and they shared three per cent of the votes. | There were five other presidential candidates and they shared three per cent of the votes. |
| Mr Mutharika, a 75-year-old former World Bank official, saw his DPP take the lion's share of parliamentary votes, after partial results. | Mr Mutharika, a 75-year-old former World Bank official, saw his DPP take the lion's share of parliamentary votes, after partial results. |
| Out of 133 of the 193 seats that make up Malawi's parliament, the DPP took 78; Mr Tembo's Malawi Congress Party (MCP) 18; Mr Bakili Muluzi's United Democratic Front (UDF) 12. | Out of 133 of the 193 seats that make up Malawi's parliament, the DPP took 78; Mr Tembo's Malawi Congress Party (MCP) 18; Mr Bakili Muluzi's United Democratic Front (UDF) 12. |
| One seat each went to the northern-based Alliance for Democracy and the little-known Malawi Forum for Unity and Development. | One seat each went to the northern-based Alliance for Democracy and the little-known Malawi Forum for Unity and Development. |
| Twenty-three seats went to independent candidates. | Twenty-three seats went to independent candidates. |
| Unfair advantage | Unfair advantage |
| International poll monitors said the president had enjoyed an unfair advantage, noting they were "extremely concerned" by what they called a lack of balanced coverage from state media. | International poll monitors said the president had enjoyed an unfair advantage, noting they were "extremely concerned" by what they called a lack of balanced coverage from state media. |
| Commission head Anastacia Msosa announces the result | Commission head Anastacia Msosa announces the result |
| And Mr Tembo refused to admit defeat, telling a news conference in the capital, Lilongwe: "These elections have been rigged. The result was extraordinary, very, very unusual." | And Mr Tembo refused to admit defeat, telling a news conference in the capital, Lilongwe: "These elections have been rigged. The result was extraordinary, very, very unusual." |
| But Mr Muluzi, who had backed Mr Tembo after being himself barred from seeking a third term, struck a different note. | But Mr Muluzi, who had backed Mr Tembo after being himself barred from seeking a third term, struck a different note. |
| "I conveyed my congratulations to him [Mr Mutharika] for the victory and wished him well and his DPP party," he told media. | |
| The poll followed a five-year feud between Mr Muluzi and his successor that had brought a failed impeachment bid, parliamentary deadlock and coup plot claims. | The poll followed a five-year feud between Mr Muluzi and his successor that had brought a failed impeachment bid, parliamentary deadlock and coup plot claims. |
| Mr Mutharika was elected on a UDF ticket in 2004 but then fell out with Mr Muluzi, accusing his one-time backer of trying to stonewall an anti-corruption drive. | Mr Mutharika was elected on a UDF ticket in 2004 but then fell out with Mr Muluzi, accusing his one-time backer of trying to stonewall an anti-corruption drive. |
| The president quit his rival's party in 2005 to form the DPP and lead a minority government. | The president quit his rival's party in 2005 to form the DPP and lead a minority government. |
| Mr Muluzi is facing charges of siphoning $10m ($6.3m) from donor countries. | Mr Muluzi is facing charges of siphoning $10m ($6.3m) from donor countries. |
| Poverty, agriculture and health care are the big issues for Malawi, where two-thirds of the 14 million population lives on less than $1 a day and Aids has orphaned an estimated one million children. | Poverty, agriculture and health care are the big issues for Malawi, where two-thirds of the 14 million population lives on less than $1 a day and Aids has orphaned an estimated one million children. |
| Are you in Malawi? What are your experiences of the election? How do you feel about Mr Muluzi conceding defeat? Send us your comments. | Are you in Malawi? What are your experiences of the election? How do you feel about Mr Muluzi conceding defeat? Send us your comments. |
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