Article: Profile: Justin Malewezi, Malawi's independent presidential candidate

Profile: Justin Malewezi, Malawi's independent presidential candidate

BLANTYRE, Malawi, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Millions of Malawians will go to the polls on May 20 for the third multiparty general elections to choose their president, while outgoing President Bakili Muluzi steps down according to the constitution.

Among the five candidates contesting the presidential election, Malawi's first vice-president Justin Malewezi is an ambitious man. Having been sidelined by the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) as the party's presidential candidate, Malewezi decided to quit the party on Jan. 1 2004.

He later joined forces with the opposition People's Progressive Movement where he was elected vice ...

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