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The Parliament in Malawi opens today after last month's election with the swearing-in of MPs.
It marks a new era for the National Assembly which over the last five years became a circus of political bickering with the opposition calling the shots.
This time around, the DPP - the party of the president, Bingu wa Mutharika, has a commanding majority.
Joel Mkhoma reports from Lilongwe on what may be in store.
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