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Court bars ex-Malawi president from election

Source: Chicago-Sun Times
Blantyre : Malawi | 6 months ago  
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Malawi's constitutional court has ruled that the country's first democratically elected president cannot compete in next week's election. The court disqualified former President Bakili Muluzi because he already has served the maximum two five-year terms allowed under the constitution.
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