peter mutharika was the main target of vote print-out, from the opposition party. the current president did try to have the current vote scrapped, and have new polls, promising she wouldn't stand again. the high court overruled "borderland", and the counting went on. on tuesday the election commission ordered a total recount of votes. on friday the hewitt stepped in, refusing to delay results. minutes later the winner was declared. we have had report from the capital. >> reporter: security forces in malawi tried to control an ecstatic control, from the democratic progressive party, celebrating good news - their man peter mutharika celebrating. >> people are happy. it's been a long day. happy that n.g.o.s cannot be mistaken. >> in the tellie center officials were overcome. a person was shot by police. officials appealed for calm as the win are of the election is announced. >> do you hereby declare candidate professor peter mutharika and mr lazarus chakwera of the democratic progressive party as president-collect and vice president-elect, respectivelily... [ cheering

opposition candidate, peter mutharika, has been sworn in after being declared the winner of the disputed poll on friday. peter mutharika secure just over one-third of the votes, but his opponents have complained of irregularities at the ballard es.ks -- ballot box at least two people have been reported dead and a further eight wounded following fresh outbreaks of fighting in eastern ukraine as russia appears to be working toward easing tension in the region. moscow is pulling back to-thirds of the troops they are near the ukrainian border. the latest clashes were concentrated in the eastern said off- eastern city of slowly -- slowly omsk --sievierodonetsk . has vowed to press ahead with this offense of the conceptus until peace and order has been restored. >> the military units have removed separatists from the southern and western parts of region as well as northern parts of the region around luhansk. security's top watchdog, the osce says pro-russian militants abducted a second group north of luhansk and contact with the four observers has been lost. the fate of the first group of moni