Chakwera Concedes defect BBC -Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has accepted that he lost last week’s election.
He was speaking in a national address.
He has been trailing ex-President Peter Mutharika in the votes counted so far.
Mutharika has got about 66% of the votes compared to Chakwera’s 24%.
Malawians are anxiously awaiting the final result as the election was held eight days ago.
The election commission says it has taken its time to ensure the results are accurate.
Chakwera’s party had complained of “serious anomalies” during the counting process.
Source: BBC