Malawi High Court nullifies presidential vote, orders fresh one

Malawi's President Peter Mutharika casts his vote at a polling station near Blantyre, Malawi, Tuesday, May 21, 2019. [Courtesy]

The Constitutional Court in Malawi today nullified the results of last year’s presidential election, citing “widespread, systematic and grave” irregularities including significant use of correction fluid to alter the outcome.

The court ordered for a new vote within 150 days, saying at the end that it hoped the ruling would not destroy the nation.