Central government officials are promising to reduce their grip on power

Opposition says there is no evidence the attackers were members of the Malawi Congress Party

Main opposition groups boycotted the vote, citing lack of free and fair conditions/

Opposition figures have signaled their acceptance of election results showing ruling party hanging o

Evariste Ndayishimiye is to succeed three-term president Pierre Nkurunziza

Observers say goal is to achieve more than 50 percent of the total votes required for winner

DPP officials say the verdict demonstrated high levels of hypocrisy