Malawi inaugurates new president

By Raphael Tenthani

Published June 2, 2014 3:55pm ET

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Malawi inaugurates new president — Newly elected Malawian president Peter Mutharika greets supporters after he was sworn in at the High Court in Blantyre, Malawi, Saturday May 31, 2014. Malawi's election commission has declared opposition leader Mutharika to be the winner of an election that was marred by scattered unrest and complaints from the president and others that the vote was rigged. (AP Photo/Thoko Chikondi) | Thoko Chikondi

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — The new president of Malawi was inaugurated Monday after an election that was disputed by his predecessor.

President Peter Mutharika said he wanted to reconcile with former leader Joyce Banda, who did not attend the inauguration at a sports stadium in Blantyre, Malawi’s commercial capital. He told cheering supporters that he was sorry she did not come to the ceremony to officially hand over power.

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