The Malawi High Court has again postponed the case in which the country's main opposition, The Malawi Congress Party and the Alliance for Democracy, is challenging the results of the June 1999 elections, Malawi media reports said.
Justice Issac Mtambo adjourned the case to 17 April, after lawyers representing the Malawi Electoral Commission and the ruling United Democratic Front asked for the case to be postponed so that they could inspect documents presented by the opposition's lawyers.
The opposition is challenging the results on two accounts: that President Muluzi did not get 50 percent of the votes as required by the constitution to be declared a winner and that his party rigged the polls.
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