{"id":68038,"date":"2020-06-23T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T09:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.140.144.153\/2020\/06\/23\/malawi-presidential-election-citizens-to-vote-in-re-run-after-voided-2019-poll\/"},"modified":"2020-06-23T09:00:16","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T09:00:16","slug":"malawi-presidential-election-citizens-to-vote-in-re-run-after-voided-2019-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/malawi-presidential-election-citizens-to-vote-in-re-run-after-voided-2019-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Malawi presidential election: Citizens to vote in re-run after voided 2019 poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-responsive-container\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k7lcknfo9ymLcew7CDa\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We look at the upcoming presidential election in Malawi. The re-run will take place on June 23 after the results of the previous election were cancelled. We speak to the president of the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP), Lazarus Chakwera. Also, South African restaurants prepare to re-open after a strict lockdown. We show you how the celebrated Wolfgat restaurant has been impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. And Moroccan authorities say 2020 could be the worst year for the economy in the last two decades. 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