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Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini is the union government created by the constitution of Eswatini where the monarch holds supreme executive, legislative, and judicial powers. The Ngwenyama (lion) is a hereditary leader, rules the country, with the assistance of a council of ministers and a national legislature.
The Cabinet of Eswatini is the most senior level of the executive branch of the Government of Eswatini. It is composed of the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Ministers. Ministers are appointed by the king based on the recommendations of the prime minister. All cabinet members must be members of parliament.
The Parliament of Eswatini (Swazi: Libandla) consists of two chambers: The Senate (Upper Chamber) (Indlu yeTimphunga) The House of Assembly (Lower Chamber) The Houses of Parliament are located in Lobamba. It was established in 1967 when the Legislative Council was disbanded and the bicameral parliament was established in the new constitution. [1]
Eswatini is an absolute monarchy with constitutional provisions and Swazi law and Custom. [1] [2] The head of state is the king or Ngwenyama (lit.Lion), currently King Mswati III, who ascended to the throne in 1986 after the death of his father King Sobhuza II in 1982 and a period of regency.
Eswatini (/ ˌ ɛ s w ɑː ˈ t iː n i / ⓘ ESS-wah-TEE-nee; Swazi: eSwatini [ɛswáˈtʼiːni]), formally the Kingdom of Eswatini and also known by its former official name Swaziland (/ ˈ s w ɑː z i l æ n d / ⓘ SWAH-zee-land) and formerly the Kingdom of Swaziland, [11] [12] is a landlocked country in Southern Africa.
The King of Eswatini appoints 20, while the remaining ten are elected by the House of Assembly. [5] Of these, at least eight of the 20 and at least five of the ten must be women. [5] However, according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union database, in 2008, there were 12 women senators instead of the minimum stipulated 13, [6] and in 2013, there ...
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Government ministers of Eswatini (15 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Government ministries of Eswatini" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.