President Chakwera Concedes Defeat In Historic Malawi Election

President Lazarus Chakwera has conceded defeat hours before the final announcement of reults by the country’s electoral authority. His concession follows preliminary results, which indicate that former president Peter Mutharika has secured over the necessary 50 percent threshold.

In a statement, Chakwera acknowledged that his challenger had an insurmountable lead: “For this reason, a moment ago, I called Professor Mutharika directly to congratulate him on his historic victory and to wish him well in his upcoming tenure as the seventh President of the Republic of Malawi.”