In the May 2019 general elections, incumbent President Peter Mutharika of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was re-elected with 39% of the vote, defeating Lazarus Chakwera of the Malawi Congress Party (35%) and Saulos Chilima of the United Transformation Movement (20%). The DPP also remained the largest party in the National Assembly, winning 62 of the 193 seats. However, the results were challenged in court by Chakwera and Chilima, and in February 2020 the Constitutional Court annulled the election results, citing widespread irregularities, and ordered fresh elections be held within 150 days.[1]