▁in ▁the ▁next ▁election , ▁emphas izing ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁opposition ▁unity ▁to ▁defeat ▁M uth ar ika . ▁Tem bo ▁rejected ▁Ch aku amba ' s ▁proposal ▁two ▁days ▁later . ▁ ▁Ch aku amba ▁switched ▁sides ▁again ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁supporting ▁President ▁M uth ar ika ▁against ▁Tem bo , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁joint ▁candidate ▁of ▁the ▁M CP ▁and ▁U DF . ▁As ▁an ▁NR P ▁candidate , ▁Ch aku amba ▁also ▁ran ▁for ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁seat ▁from ▁N s anje ▁North ▁Const itu ency , ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁D PP ▁candidate ▁Frank ▁El lias . ▁The ▁NR P ▁won ▁no ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁election , ▁and ▁shortly ▁after ▁its ▁defeat , ▁Ch aku amba ▁again ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁ret iring ▁from ▁politics , ▁saying ▁he ▁would ▁focus ▁on ▁far ming . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 6 ▁death s ▁Category : Un ited ▁Democratic ▁Front ▁( Mal aw i ) ▁polit icians ▁Category : Mal aw i ▁Congress ▁Party ▁polit icians ▁Category : Rep ublic an ▁Party ▁( Mal aw i ) ▁polit icians ▁Category : D em ocr atic ▁Progress ive ▁Party ▁( Mal aw i ) ▁polit icians ▁Category : G overn ment ▁minister s ▁of ▁Mal aw i ▁Category : Mal aw ian ▁prisoners ▁and ▁d eta ine es ▁Category : Pr ison ers ▁and ▁d eta ine es ▁of