fromwww.aljazeera.com
14 hours agoPolls open in Malawi presidential election, in nation hit by soaring costs
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.
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