Malawi President Peter Mutharika Officially Files An Appeal Against A Court Ruling That Overturned His 2019 Election Victory

Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has formally filed an appeal against a court ruling that overturned his controversial 2019 election victory, Aljazeera reports.

Malawi court confirmed receiving the appeal according to High Court Registrar Agnes Patemba who said this to Reuters:

I can confirm that the court has received both appeals by first respondent [the president] and second respondent [electoral commission].

Malawi Constitutional court overturned the 2019 election results and ordered the country to repoll after evidence of rigging surfaced. 

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