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Malawi Election Commission Predicts Fair Outcome in Rerun Presidential Vote

Lameck Masina

   BLANTYRE - The Malawi Electoral Commission says it is confident that
   Tuesday's presidential election rerun will be fair and free of the
   irregularitiesthat marredlast year's voteandled to annulling
   there-election ofPeter Mutharika.

   Mutharikaseeks a second five-year term. He facestwo other
   candidates--mainopposition leader
   LazarusChakweraandlittle-knownPeterKuwani--ina race that political
   analysts say is too close to call.

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