Malawi’s electoral commission warns parties of Lazarus Chakwera and Peter Mutharika not to declare victory– www.bbc.com Malawi’s electoral commission warns parties of Lazarus Chakwera and Peter Mutharika not to declare victory– www.bbc.com The head of Malawi’s electoral commission has warned political parties not to prematurely declare electoral victory, saying they should wait for the official results. Annabel Mtalimanja’s warning came after the parties of the two main presidential candidates, the incumbent Lazarus Chakwera and his predecessor Peter Mutharika, claimed they had won Tuesday’s poll. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Ms Mtalimanja said that only the commission was mandated to release results. Malawians have been eagerly awaiting results, but the commission has not yet released any – despite the fact that nearly all votes have been counted. The commission is expected to announce the outcome only after all votes have been tallied and verified in order to avoid the possibility of the final result being challenged. A candidate needs to win more than 50% of the vote, or a run-off is held.
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