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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.
This article lists the monarchs of Eswatini (known as Swaziland for most of its history). The King of Eswatini (also known as Ingwenyama) rules alongside the Queen Mother (also known as Ndlovukati). The role of the king has historically been as the head or father of the nation while the Queen Mother is the spiritual leader of the nation. [1]
[16] [17] In 1988 and 1989, an underground political party, the People's United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO), criticized the king and his government, calling for 'democratic reforms'. In response to this political threat and to growing popular calls for greater accountability within government, the king and the prime minister initiated an ...
For local administration Eswatini is divided into 4 regions (Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzini, Shiselweni), each with an administrator appointed by the king. Parallel to the government structure is the traditional system consisting of the king and his advisers, traditional courts, and 59 tinkhundla (subregional districts in which traditional chiefs are ...
Eswatini is rated "Not Free" by the U.S.-based organisation Freedom House, which says the king exercises ultimate authority over all branches of the national government and effectively controls ...
The small southern African nation of Eswatini held elections Friday to decide part of the makeup of its Parliament, even as its extremely wealthy king retains absolute power, political parties are ...
Mswati III (born Makhosetive Dlamini; 19 April 1968) [2] is the Ngwenyama (King) of Eswatini and head of the Swazi royal family.He heads an absolute monarchy, as he has veto power over all branches of government and is constitutionally immune from prosecution.
The government is an absolute monarchy, the last of its kind in Africa, [21] and has been ruled by King Mswati III since 1986. [22] [23] Elections are held every five years to determine the House of Assembly and the Senate majority, but political parties are prohibited from running. [24] Its constitution was adopted in 2005.