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Malawi counts votes as two presidents battle for power

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) officials count votes at the end of polling for the presidential and parliamentary elections, in Lilongwe on September 16, 2025. [AFP]

Malawi counted votes on Wednesday after general elections overshadowed by surging costs and chronic fuel shortages that have hampered the term of outgoing President Lazarus Chakwera.

The ailing economy of the southern African country, one of the poorest in the world, dominated Tuesday's voting with front-runner and former president Peter Mutharika promising solutions and a "return to proven leadership".

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