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Malawi Inaugurates New President Who Promises to Develop Country

Lameck Masina

   BLANTYRE, MALAWI - Malawi's new president, Lazarus Chakwera, was
   inaugurated Monday in the capital, Lilongwe, following his victory in
   the June 23 election rerun.

   The inaugural ceremony was initially scheduled to accompany
   Independence Day celebrations at the 40,000-seat Bingu National
   Stadium, but Chakwera canceled that event Sunday as a measure to
   curtail the rising number of COVID-19 cases. The inauguration was
   rescheduled at Kamuzu Barracks, where only about 100 people attended.
   The coronavirus causes the COVID-19 disease.

   In his nationally-broadcast speech, Chakwera announced several measures
   to develop the country, which he said has endured 26 years of poor
   administration while his Malawi Congress Party (MCP) was in the
   opposition.