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Peter Mutharika is sworn in as Malawi president in political comeback at the age of 85
Arthur Peter Mutharika won 56% of the vote and pledged to tackle corruption and economic crisis during a peaceful transfer of power at his inauguration.
- On October 4, President-elect Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika took his oath as Malawi's seventh president at Kamuzu Stadium, where Chief Justice Rizine Mzikamanda administered the ceremony attended by thousands.
- On September 16, Mutharika won the election with over 56% amid public discontent over shortages and inflation, returning to office.
- Facing past graft allegations, Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika vowed to clamp down on corruption and appealed to international partners and investors to help rebuild Malawi.
- The oath formalised the transfer of power from Dr. Lazarus Chakwera to Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika, while Botswana's Minister of Foreign Affairs Phenyo Butale arrived and was received by senior officials.
- With no money in government and high borrowing, Mutharika praised support from the United States, United Kingdom and European Union and said a Malawian delegation will soon travel to Washington.
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Malawi’s Mutharika sworn in for second term as president
BLANTYRE (Reuters) -Malawi’s Peter Mutharika vowed to root out government corruption and rebuild an ailing economy after he was sworn in on Saturday for a second term as president of the southern African nation. Mutharika, 85, secured more than 56% of votes last month, defeating outgoing president Lazarus Chakwera, 70, who took 33%. Voters rejected Chakwera after five years of worsening economic crisis in one of the world’s poorest countries. Th…
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Peter Mutharika is sworn in as Malawi president in political comeback at the age of 85
Peter Mutharika has been sworn in as Malawi’s president in a political comeback at the age of 85. Thousands gathered at a stadium for Mutharika’s inauguration on Saturday after he won a Sept. 16 election.
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