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Politics of Malawi takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic,whereby the President of Malawi is both head of state and head of government,and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly. There is a cabinet of Malawi that is appointed by the President of Malawi. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
The president of the Republic of Malawi is the head of state and head of government of Malawi. The president leads the executive branch of the Government of Malawi and is the commander-in-chief of the Malawian Defence Force.
Malawi elects on the national level a head of state and government –the President –and a national assembly. The President and members of the National Assembly,elected simultaneously at a General Election,together form the Malawian Parliament owing to the President's role as both head of government and head of state. In practice however,the National Assembly is on par with the executive and is able to exercise oversight functions through investigations and public hearings on various matters including those involving the executive.
The Cabinet of Malawi is the executive branch of the government,made up of the President,Vice President,Ministers and Deputy Ministers responsible for the different departments.
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- ↑ "Malawi president rejigs cabinet after corruption scandals". Reuters. 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
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