Rival Heather Humphreys trailing behind in pre-election poll, but over-65s back her Young voters are on course to send Catherine Connolly to Áras an Uachtaráin if they turn out at the polls today. New polling data shows the Galway woman has a massive lead over her rival among voters under 34. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news
Analysts say the race is between President Lazarus Chakwera, 70, and his predecessor, law professor Peter Mutharika, 85, both of whom have campaigned on improving the agriculture-dependent economy battered by a series of climate shocks, with inflation topping 27 percent. Tuesday's elections mark Malawi's first national elections since the 2019 presidential vote was nullified and ordered to be redone in 2020 because of widespread irregularities.