{"id":73635,"date":"2025-09-26T22:14:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T22:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/?p=73635"},"modified":"2025-09-26T22:12:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T22:12:34","slug":"malawi-presidential-election-results-expected-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/malawi-presidential-election-results-expected-today","title":{"rendered":"Malawi Presidential Election Results Expected Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>The Malawi Electoral Commission is today expected to officially declare the election results with former President and Presidential contender, Peter Mutharika, surging ahead with 66 percent of the vote.<br \/>\nIncumbent President Lazarus Chakwera trails with just 24%.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Malawi Presidential elections results expected today as Mutharika leads in vote count\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kVZ37pYQ5eo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Malawi<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. The Malawi Electoral Commission is today expected to officially declare the election results with former President and Presidential contender, Peter Mutharika, surging ahead with 66 percent of the vote. Incumbent President Lazarus Chakwera trails with just 24%. 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