However, the country had already been a de facto one-party state since independence. The new constitution effectively turned Banda's presidency into a legal dictatorship
Ngakhale zinali choncho, dziko lono linali likutsatira kale chipani chimodzi chomwecho kuchokera pomwe tinalandira ufulu wodzilamulira wokha. Malamulo atsopanowa anapeleka mphamvu zoposa pa utsogoleri wa Banda kukhala wankhanza zovomerezeka