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1333:and the
1311:Source:
1014:Source:
817:Campaign
655:Passport
629:Minister
497:General
178:562,862
175:996,353
108:Nominee
1400:, p558
1327:cabinet
1108:556,457
1087:988,172
924:562,862
899:996,353
826:Results
783:(UDF).
601:Regions
472:Speaker
449:Cabinet
269:Leader
194:18.89%
191:33.44%
80:
1404:
1291:100.00
1275:72,731
1244:100.00
998:100.00
984:61,780
961:100.00
947:15,624
938:
915:
753:Malawi
688:Anthem
442:Vacant
339:18.97
318:33.69
297:46.38
277:Seats
187:47.15%
130:Party
1304:79.62
1265:97.58
1238:Total
1224:6,159
1186:2,118
1167:2,913
1148:6,980
1127:9,721
1111:18.97
1090:33.69
1069:46.38
1051:Seats
1045:Votes
1042:Party
1009:80.56
976:97.97
955:Total
927:18.89
902:33.44
877:47.15
849:Votes
846:Party
330:AFORD
266:Party
144:AFORD
1694:1993
1677:2025
1671:2019
1666:2014
1661:2000
1656:1962
1639:2025
1633:2019
1628:2014
1623:2009
1618:2004
1613:1999
1608:1994
1603:1992
1598:1987
1593:1983
1588:1978
1583:1976
1578:1971
1573:1964
1568:1961
1563:1956
1544:2025
1538:2020
1533:2019
1528:2014
1523:2009
1518:2004
1513:1999
1508:1994
1402:ISBN
1278:2.42
1227:0.21
1208:0.01
1189:0.07
1170:0.10
1151:0.24
1130:0.33
987:2.03
950:0.52
765:1964
759:and
683:Flag
572:1993
558:2020
543:2025
539:2019
536:2014
533:2009
530:2004
527:1999
524:1994
521:1992
518:1987
515:1983
512:1978
509:1976
506:1971
503:1964
424:list
345:New
324:β46
303:New
52:1999
42:1992
1447:on
1313:MEC
1250:+26
1247:177
1233:New
1214:New
1205:323
1195:New
1176:New
1157:New
1136:New
1117:New
1096:β85
1075:New
1054:+/β
342:36
321:56
309:MCP
300:85
288:UDF
281:+/β
233:UDF
218:MCP
139:MCP
134:UDF
1721::
1379:.
1353:^
1114:36
1093:56
1072:85
645:/
631::
474::
426:)
100:AD
1477:e
1470:t
1463:v
1383:.
1230:0
1211:0
1192:0
1173:0
1154:0
1133:0
1048:%
852:%
740:e
733:t
726:v
422:(
273:%
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