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Peter Mutharika wins Malawi's disputed presidential vote

Malawi- Peter Mutharika, the brother of Malawi's former leader, was declared the winner of the country's disputed presidential election on Friday after garnering 36.4 percent of the votes cast.

The electoral commission said the opposition politician came ahead of Lazarus Chakwera who obtained 27.8 percent of the vote and outgoing president Joyce Banda who won 20.2 percent.

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