Ahead of next week's Tuesday fresh presidential elections, the incumbent President Peter Mutharika has claimed to have massive support in the country and that his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and United Democratic Front (UDF) alliance has the numbers to secure his re-election.

DPP/UDF Alliance torch bearer President Peter Mutharika captured upon arrival in Lilongwe-pic by Lisa Kadango President Mutharika and his running mate Atupele Muluzi in Lilongwe Mutharika execuding confidence to to win outright in Tuesday's fresh presidential elections Atupele Muluzi: Welcoming Mutharika to Lilongwe Crowds of people turned up to give Mutharika a thunderous welcome in Lilongwe

Mutharika was on a whistle-stop tour from Blantyre to the capital Lilongwe.

The President told the crowd that he legitimately won last year's nullified election but the will of the people was overturned by the courts.

Mutharika then called upon the people to vote for him and Muluzi in next week's polls to ensure the continuity of the various development projects his government has been implementing in the past five years.

Mutharika was declared winner in last year's elections with 38.57% of the popular vote, against 35.41% garnered by Chakwera and 20.24% for Saulos Chilima of the UTM Party and the country's estranged Vice President.

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