A referendum on reintroducing multi-party democracy was held in Malawi on 14 June 1993.

Over 64% of voters voted to end the Malawi Congress Party's 27-year monopoly on power.

The MCP mounted a considerable effort to maintain its status as the country's only legal party, claiming multiparty politics would lead to tribal and religious conflict.

At a rally in Banda's hometown of Blantyre, a boys' choir sung "Ladies and gentlemen, don't listen to multi-party, because that is death, that is war."

[1] General elections were held the following year, in which Banda and the MCP were soundly defeated.