BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-With the Malawian presidential election results trickling in from 24 of the 36 councils, opposition candidate Arthur Peter Mutharika (APM) is making a strong push to reclaim the presidency he lost in 2020.
According to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), APM has secured 2,138,746 votes, representing 66.7 percent of the 3,206,686 valid ballots counted so far.
To meet the constitutional requirement of a simple majority — 50 percent plus one vote — APM needs just an additional 205,841 votes from the remaining 12 councils. This puts him within striking distance of victory.
In contrast, incumbent President Lazarus Chakwera faces a steep challenge, needing 1,609,931 votes from those same councils to reach the 50+1 threshold. The data reveals a significant gap between the two candidates as the race nears its conclusion.
The MEC reports that a total of 3,293,767 Malawians have voted in the declared councils, with 83,781 ballots rejected as void, accounting for roughly 2.5 percent of the total votes cast.
As attention turns to the final 12 councils yet to declare results, the nation waits anxiously: will APM maintain his commanding lead, or will President Chakwera mount a surprise comeback?
The next few days promise to be critical in determining Malawi’s political future.
