A court in Malawi tries to guarantee a fair election
After a rigged vote was annulled, President Peter Mutharika is trying to cling to power
GARTON KAMCHEDZERA is a man of reason. The professor of law at the University of Malawi teaches contracts, trusts and constitutions. But over the past year, as President Peter Mutharika has repeatedly been foiled in his efforts to distort the electoral process, Mr Kamchedzera has wondered whether there might be a higher power at work: God, perhaps, or “some kind of deus ex machina”.
This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “President v people”
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