国际英语资讯:Malawis Mutharika wins tight presidential election as opposition parties dispute results
<p><span word="BLANTYRE">BLANTYRE</span>, <span word="Malawi">Malawi</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 27-- <span word="Incumbent">Incumbent</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Mutharika">Mutharika</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tightly">tightly</span> <span word="contested">contested</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="irregularities">irregularities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span>.</p><p><span word="Mutharika">Mutharika</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="with">with</span> 38.57 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="Lazarus">Lazarus</span> <span word="Chakwera">Chakwera</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Malawi">Malawi</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="MCP">MCP</span>) <span word="who">who</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> 35.41 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="votes">votes</span>. <span word="Vice">Vice</span>-<span word="President">President</span> <span word="Saulos">Saulos</span> <span word="Chilima">Chilima</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="with">with</span> 20.24 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="votes">votes</span>.</p><p><span word="Mutharika">Mutharika</span>, 78, <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slight">slight</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="from">from</span> 36.4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="tight">tight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Progressive">Progressive</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="DPP">DPP</span>) <span word="winning">winning</span> 62 <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 193-<span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="got">got</span> 55 <span word="seats">seats</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="independents">independents</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> 55 <span word="seats">seats</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Transformation">Transformation</span> <span word="Movement">Movement</span> (<span word="UTM">UTM</span>) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span>-<span word="President">President</span> <span word="Saulos">Saulos</span> <span word="Chilima">Chilima</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="paltry">paltry</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span> 16 <span word="seats">seats</span>.</p><p><span word="Initially">Initially</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> 10 <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="disqualified">disqualified</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="body">body</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Malawi">Malawi</span> <span word="Electoral">Electoral</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> (<span word="MEC">MEC</span>) <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="Mutharika">Mutharika</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="injunction">injunction</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="irregularities">irregularities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="districts">districts</span>.</p>
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