BLANTYRE (Reuters) - Malawi's opposition Democratic Progressive Party, led by Peter Mutharika, has won the May 20 elections, the Malawi Electoral Commission said, following disputes about the validity of the vote by President Joyce Banda.
A crowd celebrated outside the tally centre in the commercial hub of Blantyre as Mutharika was announced on Friday as the winner of the disputed elections with 36.4 percent of the vote.
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