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Lazarus Chekwera of Malawi, Buhari of Nigeria, Akufo-Addo of Ghana, oda African kontris wia opposition defeat ruling party for presidential election

Malawi opposition leader Lazarus Chekwera defeat serving President Peter Mutharika

Malawi opposition chief Lazarus Chekwera defeat serving President Peter Mutharika, based on outcomes di kontri election workplace launch on Saturday night time to win Tuesday presidential rerun election.

Malawi Election Fee declare Chekwera winner wit larger variety of 58.57% of di vote forward of present President Peter Mutharika.

President Mutharika, wey don dey in energy since 2014, win 38% of di vote inside final yr vote wey court docket cancel throughout which Chakwera bin gada 35%.

Dem even swear in oga Mutharika into energy, however proof of electoral irregularities later make di courts to council di outcomes.

Dis scrapping of Mutharika 2019 victory by di courts dey historic as e make Malawi simply di second sub-Saharan African kontri to cancel dis presidential ballot outcomes, afta Kenya break di document for 2017.

See oda African kontris wia opposition defeat ruling occasion

Africa don witness plenti presidential or normal elections for a few years however na solely few out of di 53 African nation you go discover wey opposition just lately win election.

Tori be say for Africa, a few of di leaders dey attempt to take away or keep away from time period limits, democratic competitors in di face of armed battle, and di growing open efforts by exterior actors to form outcomes dey present over time for various elections wey dey happun throughout Africa.

2016 Ghanaian normal election

Common elections happun in Ghana on 7 December 2016 to elect President and Members of Parliament. Then former overseas minister Nana Akufo-Addo of di opposition New Patriotic Celebration na im di kontri males elect President afta im third try, defeating serving President John Mahama of di Nationwide Democratic Congress.

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President Nana Akufo-Addo win di incumbent president John Mahama for di 2016 election

2016 Gambian presidential election

Presidential elections maintain inside Gambia on 1 December 2016. Inside a shock outcome, opposition candidate Adama Barrow defeat long-term serving Yahya Jammeh. Di election mark di first change of presidency in The Gambia since a navy coup in 1994, and di first switch of energy by widespread election since independence from the UK in 1965.

2015 Nigeria Presidential election

Afta he contest for greater than thrice (2003, 2007, 20011), President Muhammadu Buhari wey be di fundamental opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate lastly win di 28 March, 2015 Presidential election wia e defeat di then serving president Goodluck Jonathan of di ruling Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP)

Buhari wey bin don function navy head of state from 1983 to 1985 grow to be di first presidential candidate for Nigeria to interrupt di document of defeating a serving president inside di West African kontri.

2014 Tunisian presidential election

Following im departure from workplace as Tusia Prime Minister, Caïd Essebsi discovered di secular Nidaa Tounes occasion, wey win plurality of di seats in di October 2014 parliamentary election. He come additionally grow to be di occasion’ candidate for di kontri first free presidential elections, in November 2014.

On 22 December 2014, official election outcomes present say Essebsi defeat incumbent President Moncef Marzouki inside di second spherical of voting, receiving 55.68% of the vote.

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92-year-old Tunisia President Beji Caid Essebsi die for hospital on 25 July 2019 wia im bin dey obtain therapy, Essebsi bin win Tunisia first free elections for 2014 afta di Arab spring katakata for di area. Early dis yr, im announce say im no go contest for elections wey go occur for November to permit anoda youthful pesin take cost.

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