{"id":91542,"date":"2025-10-05T18:47:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T18:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/malawis-mutharika-sworn-in-for-second-term-as-president"},"modified":"2025-10-05T19:22:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T19:22:58","slug":"malawis-mutharika-sworn-in-for-second-term-as-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/malawis-mutharika-sworn-in-for-second-term-as-president","title":{"rendered":"Malawi\u2019s Mutharika sworn in for second term as president"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Malawi\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s poorest countries.<\/p>\n

The September 16 vote marked the fourth presidential contest between Mutharika and Chakwera.<\/p>\n

Ceremony in Blantyre draws large crowd <\/b><\/p>\n

Mutharika took the oath of office in a stadium in the commercial city of Blantyre packed with supporters dressed in the Democratic Progressive Party\u2019s blue and white colours, as well as government officials and African heads of state.<\/p>\n

In his inaugural address, he said his administration was inheriting a country in economic crisis.<\/p>\n

Malawi is facing acute food shortages, cost-of-living pressures, and a lack of foreign exchange that has crippled businesses and led to persistent fuel shortages, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no money in government. Borrowing is extremely high, and nobody knows where the borrowed money has gone,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

But he pledged improvements, saying: \u201cWe will fix this country.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t promise you milk and honey. I promise you hard work, tough and painful decisions,\u201d he said. \u201cThe honeymoon of looting government is over!\u201d<\/p>\n

Mutharika also appealed to the international community for investment. He addressed U.S. President Donald Trump directly, saying he would soon send a delegation to America to discuss his country\u2019s prospects, especially after cuts in U.S. foreign aid.<\/p>\n

Chakwera\u2019s Malawi Congress Party said in a statement that although the outgoing president was absent from the inauguration, he wished Mutharika success and good health.<\/p>\n

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