Peter Mutharika sworn in as Malawi president in political comeback at 85
Published on: Oct. 4, 2025, 6:22 p.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
He previously served as president of the southern African nation from 2014 to 2020.He lost office in 2020, after a 2019 election he won was nullified by a court because of widespread irregularities and ordered to be rerun the following year.He won a September 16 election with 56 per cent of the vote compared with 33 per cent for incumbent Lazarus Chakwera to return to office.Mutharika takes over at a time of economic crisis in Malawi, which is already one of Africas least developed countries.
