Malawi's President Peter Mutharika in London, Britain January 20, 2020. — Reuters pic
The electoral commission declared Mutharika the winner despite complaints of irregularities including results sheets with sections blotted out or altered with correction fluid. In a unanimous decision, a panel of five judges ordered that a new presidential vote be held within 150 days. The status in the presidency would revert to before the elections, Potani said, which meant Chilima would be reinstated as vice president.