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along Presidential Way. The National Assembly alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all other political bodies in Malawi. At its head is the Speaker of the House who is elected by his or her peers. Since June 19, 2019, the Speaker is
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Article 49 of the Constitution of Malawi: "'Parliament' consists of the National Assembly, the Senate and the President as Head of State."
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won the presidential election, however, due to irregularities the constitutional court ordered a re-run of the presidential elections in
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legislature in practice. The National Assembly has 193 members of Parliament (MPs) who are directly elected in single-member
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The Constitution Provides for a Senate, but in practice the Senate has not yet been established; compare with the
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The 1994 Constitution provided for a Senate, but Parliament repealed it. Malawi therefore has a
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is the supreme legislative body of the nation. It is situated on Capital Hill,
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The current parliament was inaugurated in June 2019 after the
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List of speakers of the National Assembly of Malawi
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Index

Member of Parliament (Malawi)

Lower House
Unicameral
Speaker
Catherine Gotani Hara
MCP

Government
MCP
UTM
Independent
Opposition
DPP
UDF
PP
AFORD
Independent
Voting system
First-past-the-post
21 May 2019
September 2025

Lilongwe
www.parliament.gov.mw
Politics of Malawi

Constitution
Human rights
President

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