2009 Malawian general election

2009 Malawian general election
	Presidential election
President before election; Bingu wa Mutharika; DPP	President ; Bingu wa Mutharika; DPP

General elections were held in Malawi on 19 May 2009. Incumbent President Bingu wa Mutharika ran for re-election; his main opponent was John Tembo, the president of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP). Five other candidates also ran.^[1] The election was won by Mutharika, who was re-elected to the Presidency with around two-thirds of the vote.^[2] Mutharika's DPP also won a strong parliamentary majority.^[3]

^ "Malawi president accuses donors of meddling in polls", AFP, 8 May 2009.
^ "Malawi president wins re-election". Associated Press / Google. Retrieved 2009-05-22.^{[dead link]}
^ "Malawi vote gives president control", Sapa-AP (IOL), 25 May 2009.

[Meddling-1] "Malawi president accuses donors of meddling in polls", AFP, 8 May 2009.

[2] "Malawi president wins re-election". Associated Press / Google. Retrieved 2009-05-22.^{[dead link]}

[Control-3] "Malawi vote gives president control", Sapa-AP (IOL), 25 May 2009.

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