Increasing domestic unrest and pressure from Malawian churches and from the international community led to a referendum in which the Malawian people were asked to vote for either a multi-party democracy or the continuation of a one-party state.
来自于国内不安和马拉维教堂以及国际社会的压力，导致一个要求马拉维人投票的全民公决，决定一个多党民主制或者一党制的延续。