Economics
Protesters Loot in Malawi as President Challenge Goes to Court
- Demonstrators want head of electoral commission to resign
- Court rejects attorney-general’s bid to halt demonstrations
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Tens of of thousands of Malawians gathered in the streets of the main cities on Tuesday to demand the resignation of Jane Ansah, the head of the southern African nation’s electoral agency that they accuse of helping rig an election to keep Peter Mutharika as president.
The disputed May vote has sparked four previous demonstrations and is being challenged in court by the opposition Malawi Congress Party and the United Transformation Movement. Previous protests have turned violent and the government has said the police lack the capacity to manage them.