France, Sept. 20 -- Police in Malawi revealed on Saturday they had arrested eight people following allegations of vote tampering.

The suspects were detained after the Malawi Congress party (MCP) of the outgoing president Lazarus Chakwera said they were suspicious about the way votes were being counted in 13 of the country's 28 districts.

"The MCP has lodged a formal complaint with the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to conduct a physical audit, particularly in areas where we have discovered serious anomalies," said Chakwera's running mate. Vitumbiko Mumba at a press conference.

Police said that eight employees responsible for entering election data had been arrested in the capital Lilongwe on suspicion of manipulating data.

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