Former president Peter Mutharika appears poised for a remarkable comeback in Malawi’s tripartite elections, according to unofficial tallies from private media.
Mutharika, who previously held office from 2014 until 2020, has taken a commanding lead over the incumbent president Lazarus Chakwera, raising alarms and eyebrows as the nation grows increasingly anxious over the Electoral Commission’s suspicious silence following the polls.
As of Saturday morning, Zodiak Television, Malawi’s foremost private broadcaster, revealed dashboard figures showing Mutharika of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leading with 1 293 564 votes, significantly outpacing Chakwera’s tally of 628 440. This shocking electoral outcome, if validated, would illustrate a monumental shift in Malawian politics and serve as a repudiation of Chakwera’s administration, which came into power on the heels of a court-mandated electoral revote in 2020…