Malawi 2009 Election Results: Pres. Bingu wa Mutharika Re-Elected

UPDATE | May 21, 2009 Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika has won the country's presidential election, according to latest reports.

According to Malawi's electoral commission, Mr. Mutharika has been re-elected to a second term in office as President.

Mutharika, who is president of the DPP (Democratic Progressive Party), will be inaugurated on Friday.The commission said that he had won 2.7 million votes, with his nearest rival John Tembo winning 1.2 million.

Mr Tembo has alleged that there was election fraud.

The new president is due to be inaugurated on Friday, and several regional leaders are already in Malawi to attend the swearing-in ceremony.

By Jarrett Martineau