Malawi's President Joyce Banda in the region of Saturday avowed this week's lawless election "null and deep hole" and called for a well-ventilated vote, but the high court rejected the decision.
Banda, who has claimed there were "immense irregularities" by now the poll, stated buoyant elections should be held within 90 days but said she would not stand as a candidate, to "manage to pay for Malawians a pardon and fair" election.
But hours after her public statement, Malawi's high court issued an injunction preventing the president from annulling the poll.
The injunction was decided after a lawyer for the Malawi Electoral Commission applied to the court to quash Banda's decision, asking whether she had any "mandate, constitutional or statutory to interfere gone electoral process".
The president had back said that she was annulling the poll using "powers conferred about me from the constitution."
Banda's main opponent Peter Mutharika said the decision to annul the election was "illegal".
"Nothing in the constitution gives the president powers to put an withdraw to an election," said Mutharika, who partial results showed was skillfully ahead of Banda in the polls. "This is simply illegal, unconstitutional and not satisfactory."
Chaotic scenes
There were disordered scenes at the relation center in Blantyre subsequently word went concerning that the poll had been nullified, along in addition to police ordering a shutdown of the center.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called later than insinuation to all parties to desist from neglect, remain dispel and "maintain thoroughly" the Malawi Electoral Commission in completing its acquit yourself.
Ban much-admired the Malawi people "for turning out in large numbers for the country's first tripartite elections", his spokesperson said.
Preliminary observer statements indicated that the polling process was "generally consistent behind regional and international standards" despite perplexing problems and fraud allegations, according to the UN chief.
European Union election observers echoed the call for dispel.
Banda has alleged people had voted fused times, ballots had been tampered taking into consideration, presiding officers arrested, and the computerised voter counting system collapsed.
Her supporters have alleged that Mutharika -- who is already facing pre-election treason charges -- may be when the irregularities.
With about a third of the votes counted, Mutharika, 74, had 42% of the vote, while Banda has 23%, according to preliminary results announced by the electoral commission late in financial savings account to
Friday.
Mutharika is the brother of late president Bingu wa Mutharika, who died in office two years ago.
He allegedly attempted to conceal his brother's death by on high his body to South Africa in a bid to prevent later vice president Banda from coming to triumph as the constitution decreed.
That led to treason charges closely him.
On Saturday he did not allegation victory but said the "people have spoken and this was a easy to use and credible election". "I point of view the president abandons the alleyway she has taken," Mutharika said.
"As citizens we should not publicize you will this country upon the alley of destruction and everyone should remain dispel until results are announced."
"Whoever has won should taking by now more on summit of the government and begin the process of rebuilding the country."
Darling of the West
After Mutharika's corruption-contaminated eight-year regard as living thing, Banda was feted by the West as one of Africa's rare women leaders, even receiving a high profile visit from later US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
But her running has past been ensnared in a $30 million handing out ruining abhorrence dubbed "Cashgate" that has seen foreign donors rile revoltingly needed aid.
That aid is likely to remain knocked out as long as the current crisis continues.
Voting had been scheduled to believe place upon Tuesday, but was elongated through to Thursday behind delays of happening to 10 hours prompted riots in the personal ad capital Blantyre, where the army was deployed.
Banda's request for an audit was rebuffed by the country's electoral commission chief, who told AFP that despite problems once than the electronic counting system, the symbol was continuing manually.
Maxon Mbendera insisted the election was "genuine" and said Banda's assertion was caused by "desperation".
Kenneth Msonda, a spokesman for Banda's People's Party, told AFP conceding destroy was not the matter. "Why pay for in destroy following anomalies have not been rectified?"
