Banda was elected the country's first president for a five-year term; he was the only candidate. The new document granted Banda wide executive and legislative powers, and also formally made the MCP the only legal party
Banda anasinkhidwa kukhala mtsogoleri woyamba wa dziko lino kwa zaka zisanu, iye analipo yekha pachisankhochi. Chikalata chatsopanochi chinapeleka mphamvu zochuluka kwa Banda pamalamulo komanso kuyendetsa boma, ndipo chikhazikitsa chipani cha Malawi Congress kukhala chipani chokhako chovomerezeka