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Malawian President Joyce Banda 'annuls election' Malawian President Joyce Banda 'annuls election'
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Malawi's President Banda says she is annulling this week's general election - in which she was a candidate - because of voting "irregularities". Malawi's President Joyce Banda says she is annulling this week's general election - in which she was a candidate - because of voting "irregularities".
Ms Banda said a new vote should be held within 90 days. Ms Banda had earlier said the vote had been marred by rigging, multiple voting and computer-hacking.
However, correspondents say it is unclear whether the Malawian president has the power to order a fresh election. She said a new vote should be held within 90 days but she would not stand again in any new poll.
She had earlier said the vote had been marred by rigging, multiple voting and computer-hacking. However, correspondents say it is unclear whether the Malawian president has the power to order an election.
Late on Friday, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) said rival candidate Peter Mutharika had taken a lead of 42%, with 30% of votes counted. Joyce Banda was in second place with 23%, the commission said.
Mrs Banda had previously accused a party, which she did not name, of infiltrating and hacking the MEC's counting system.
The MEC's chairman denied that its system had been hacked.
Around 7.5 million people were eligible to vote in the fifth elections since the end of one-party rule 20 years ago.
This was the first time that Malawi held presidential, parliamentary and local elections on the same day.