Malawians were voting Wednesday in tightly contested general elections even after polling stations had officially closed the day before and votes were already being counted, dpa reported. Tuesday's elections pitted incumbent President Joyce Banda against three strong challengers. Polling stations in eight constituencies in the largest cities, Lilongwe and Blantyre, had opened so late Tuesday that they were still kept open for some hours on Wednesday. It was the first time in the southern African country that voting in general elections was extended to the following day. Nearly 1,300 people also contested the 194 seats in parliament.
