#ESWATINI: Absolute Monarchy To Hold Sept. Elections

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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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#ESWATINI: Prime Minister Of Former Swaziland Dies Of Covid-19

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Eswatini Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini, who tested positive for COVID-19 four weeks ago, has passed away at age 52- Govt statement. 

Dlamini was hospitalized in South Africa on Dec 1 to fast track his recovery.

Dlamini had announced in mid-November that he had tested positive for coronavirus but said that he felt well and was asymptomatic.

A businessman but political novice, he was named prime minister in October 2018.

The head of government's role is limited in Eswatini where the current king, in power since 1986, names all ministers and controls parliament.

Formerly known as Swaziland, the kingdom of Eswatini has reported over 6,700 coronavirus cases and 127 deaths among its population of 1.2 million people.

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