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Malawi polls: Opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera wins in historic rerun

Malawi’s opposition MCP party candidate Dr Lazarus Chakwera (pictured), a soft-spoken former pastor and member of parliament has won the Malawi presidential repeat election with 58.57 per cent of the vote, the electoral commission announced on Saturday.

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