Given the harsh political and economic conditions in which the people had lived for decades, and the clearly deteriorating living conditions, the message of change, hope, life more abundant, an end to corruption, nepotism and repression drew extensive support across ethnic, regional, religious, class and gender lines
Potengera ulamuliro wandale ndi chuma wovuta womwe anthu anakhalamo kwazaka, komanso kutsika koonekeratu kwa miyoyo ya anthu, uthenga wosintha zinthu, chiyembekezo, moyo wosefukira, kutha kwa katangale, kukonderana ndi kuphwanya ufulu wa anthu zinabweretsa chikoka pakati pamitundu yosiyanasiyana, zigawo, mipingo, magulu komanso chikhalidwe