Turnout was around 74% of the 1.6m eligible voters, a decline from the 81% recorded in the previous election in 2004.

投票人次约占160万合法选民的74%，同2004年选举81%的记录相比有所下滑。

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In the previous election, one man in Nashville, Arkansas, asked me to do just one thing if I won: spend his tax dollars as if I lived like him, on $150 a week.

上次竞选中，一个来自阿肯色州纳什维尔的人请我当选后只做一件事情：花费他缴纳的税金时，要把我设想成过着他的生活，他每周只有150美元收入。

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Unlike in the previous election in 2007, there is no experienced incumbent to play the part of Sir Michael's once-robust National Alliance and glide to victory.

与2007年的大选有所不同，如今没有经验老道的在任者能够承担起迈克尔爵士所领导的当时势不可挡的国民联盟党扮演的角色，也就不会有胜利迎面走来。

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In the previous election, Mr Odinga said he had been cheated of victory by allies of Mr Kibaki.

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Muluzi campaigned for Mutharika in the previous election but supported Tembo this year.

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Each party gets an allowance based on its votes in the previous election.

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