Lazarus Chakwera is the latest addition to the list of African opposition figures that have unseated incumbent presidents.

Chakwera running on the ticket of the main opposition Malawi Congress Party, MCP, came second in that vote.

Born on 5 April 1955, Lazarus as at May 2019 was the leader of opposition in the country’s parliament, and president of of Malawi Congress Party (MCP), the then biggest opposition party in Malawi, since 2013.

Chakwera contested and lost the 2014 presidential elections, garnering 27.8% of the votes cast against president Mutharika’s 36.4%.

Saulos Chilima – Malawi’s vice-president – outgoing and incoming

Chilima is a Malawian economist who made his grand entry into politics during the 2014 elections, when he was the running mate of president Peter Mutharika.