Opposition candidate Peter Mutharika has been declared the winner of Malawi’s disputed presidential election.

The leader of the Democratic Progressive Party obtained 36.4% of the vote, the electoral commission announced. Below are the figures

1,904,399 votes  (36.4%) Peter Mutharika of DPP
1,455,880 votes (27.8%) Lazarus Chakwera of MCP
1,056,236 votes (20.2%) Joyce Banda of PP
13.7% Atupele Muluzi of UDF

A protester died earlier after police dispersed an angry crowd demanding a recount of last week’s ballot.

Outgoing president Joyce Banda has alleged the vote was rigged.

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