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Malawi: Chakwera's Inauguration Speech Hailed As 'Inspiring'
Nyasa Times, 6 July 2020
Prominent Malawians and ordinary citizens roundly hailed President Lazarus Chakwera's speech at inauguration ceremony at Kamuzu Barracks in Lilongwe as "inspiring" and said it… Read more »
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Malawi: Opposition Leader Sworn in As President After Repeat Vote
DW, 28 June 2020
Lazarus Chakwera has called for unity and vowed during his inauguration speech "to make Malawi a peaceful, prosperous nation." The former evangelical preacher won last week's rerun… Read more »
Malawi's New President Chakwere Vows Unity to Fight Poverty
In an inauguration marking the first time a sitting African president was removed by a court-ordered election rerun, Lazarus Chakwere - a theologian - was sworn in on June 28. His inaugural address has promised a government that serves rather than rules; inspires rather than infuriates; "that fights for you and not against you". Amid public pride in Malawi about a peaceful transition, health professionals hope the new government will move to address the health emergency of COVID-19, which Chakwere did not mention in his speech.
Dr. Dr. Lazarus Mccarthy Chakwera and Saulos Chilima taking oath as president and vice president of Malawi.
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Malawi: Chakwera Takes Oath of Office
MBC, 28 June 2020
Tonse Alliance torch-bearer Dr. Lazarus Chakwera was on Sunday sworn in as the sixth President of Malawi, alongside his running mate Dr. Saulos Chilima as Vice President, at a… Read more »
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Malawi: Acceptance Speech by Newly Inaugurated President Lazarus Mccarthy Chakwera
Malawi, 28 June 2020
My Fellow Citizens, Read more »
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Dr Lazarus Chakwera of the Malawi Congress Party has defeated incumbent Peter Mutharika with 60.3 percent of the vote in the re-run presidential election ordered by the country's ... Read more »
