Saturday, May 06, 2023

#ESWATINI: Absolute Monarchy To Hold Sept. Elections

[world politics news]

Eswatini -- the last absolute monarchy in Africa where political parties are banned and lawmakers are sidelined by the king -- will hold parliamentary elections on September 29, the election authorities said Friday.

The vote is unlikely to change the political scenery in the southern African nation of 1.2 million people that has been ruled by King Mswati III since 1986. The king wields absolute power.

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