{"id":60851,"date":"2024-04-27T23:57:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T23:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/atupele-emerges-says-udf-will-shock-you-in-years-polls"},"modified":"2024-04-27T23:57:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T23:57:00","slug":"atupele-emerges-says-udf-will-shock-you-in-years-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/atupele-emerges-says-udf-will-shock-you-in-years-polls","title":{"rendered":"Atupele emerges! 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