Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika Sworn In Following Landslide Victory

Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has been sworn for a second five-year term following his landslide victory in the country’s recent election.

While there were several foreign dignitaries attending the ceremony the opposition, led by John Tembo, boycotted the inauguration, claiming the election had been rigged. According to the election commission Mutharika totaled 2.7 million votes compared to 1.3 million votes for Tembo.

Tembo’s contention appeared to get some support from international poll monitors who have expressed concern over the state media’s coverage of the election. Those monitors felt the Democratic Progressive Party leader received the lion’s share of coverage while Tembo’s campaign did not receive enough attention from the media.

Despite Tembo’s allegations his opposition coalition partner Bakili Muluzi has supported the election results and congratulated Mutharika on his victory. Muluzi, himself a former president, had been barred from running in the election having already served the maximum two terms.

During the inauguration ceremony Mutharika pledged to “continue to fight corruption because it is evil... it robs the poor and denies them their legitimate right to a decent living.”

The election victory for Mutharika provided an historical first for Malawi as his running mate Joyce Banda became the country’s first woman vice-president.

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