Thousands of protesters gathered in the capital Lilongwe, in the commercial centre, Blantyre and in the third city of Mzuzu
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Catherine Gotani Hara from the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) gathered 97 votes to defeat her opponent from the ruling party
The 64-year-old leader of the Malawi Congress Party, MCP, was sworn in at the Parliament Building on Monday, together with 60 others
Most Malawians are Christian or Muslim, with religious education that often describes homosexuality as taboo or a sin.
“There was teargas flying around but my security people came and we proceeded out without incident.” -US ambassador
3,000 Malawian opposition supporters marched through the capital Lilongwe on Tuesday to protest alleged fraud in elections.
What we have witnessed in front of our very eyes is not an election, but daylight robbery, a crime against our decency as a people
The vote count was released after a court battle over alleged malpractices
Opposition parties complained that figures on many sheets were altered using correction fluid.
The commission’s chairwoman says they have received 147 complaints