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Constitution of Malawi

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Malawi's constitution was adopted in 1994 and came into force on 18 May 1994, replacing the one party arrangement that had governed the country under Hastings Banda since 1964, following a 1993 referendum that approved a return to multi party politics. It establishes a presidential system in which the president is both head of state and head of government, with a unicameral National Assembly as the legislature after provisions for a Senate were deleted in 2001, and an independent judiciary. More than forty registered political parties now operate under its multi party framework.

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