Hours after two candidates for the Mlanduni constituency formally requested a recount of parliamentary votes, another contender has followed suit.

Gerald Kampanikiza, a well-known social media influencer and parliamentary candidate for Dedza-Boma, has formally petitioned the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) for a recount of votes in his constituency.

Kampanikiza alleges that the unofficial parliamentary results were manipulated in favor of another candidate. Initially he was firrst announced as losing the race by a certain Facebook page not MEC, Gerald Kampanikiza later publicly claimed that he had actually won the seat.

He was one of five candidates contesting as Shadow MPs in Dedza-Boma. The MEC has not yet responded to his request, but the commission has previously stated that all r

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