Hundreds of supporters from his MalawiCongressParty demonstrated outside the court.
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For three decades, his MalawiCongressparty led the country after independence from Britain.
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Of the dozen presidential candidates, the only other real contender is Lazarus Chakwera of the MalawiCongressparty.
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Second place went to Lazarus Chakwera of the MalawiCongressParty with 27.8 percent of the vote.
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His closest challenger Lazarus Chakwera of the MalawiCongressParty had 35.44% of the vote.
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He represents the MalawiCongressParty, the liberation party of Hasting's Banda -which could be both an asset and a burden.
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Pastor Lazarus Chakwera, 64, who leads the MalawiCongressParty, the second-largest party in parliament, has also made corruption-fighting a key campaign message.
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The government has denied accusations by human rights groups and the MalawiCongressParty that it is doing little to stop the killings.
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He faces a strong challenge from Chakwera, leader of the main opposition MalawiCongressParty (MCP), who came a narrow second in the 2014 election.