Government of Eswatini
Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini | |
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Overview | |
Established | 6 September 1968 |
State | Eswatini |
Leader | Ngwenyama (King of Eswatini) (Mswati III)
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Website | www |
Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini is the union government created by the
Executive branch
Office | Name | Since |
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Ngwenyama (King of Eswatini) | Mswati III | 25 April 1986 |
Prime Minister | Russell Dlamini | 4 November 2023 |
In general practice, however, the monarch's power is delegated through a dualistic system: modern and statutory bodies, like the
Head of government
The head of government is the
Cabinet government
The cabinet of the Eswatini government is appointed by the king on advice from the prime minister. The members of the cabinet must be members of either Houses of parliament. The members of the cabinet are known as ministers, and they head government departments called ministries. They head their respective portfolios until the end of the parliament's term, or unless there is a cabinet reshuffle, dismissal, or death.
Legislative branch
The Swazi
Election procedure
Nominations take place at the chiefdoms. On the day of nomination, the name of the nominee is raised by a show of hands. Nominees are given an opportunity to indicate acceptance of the nomination. Nominees must be supported by at least ten members of that chiefdom. The nominations are for the position of Member of Parliament, Constituency Headman (Indvuna) and the Constituency Executive Committee (Bucopho). The minimum number of nominees is four and the maximum is ten. Primary elections also take place at the chiefdom level. They are by secret ballot. During the Primary Elections, the voters are given an opportunity to elect the member of the executive committee (Bucopho) for that particular chiefdom. Aspiring Members of Parliament and the constituency Headman are also elected from each chiefdom. The secondary and final elections take place at the various constituencies called
Constitution of Eswatini
The 2005 constitution is currently in force.[7] The constitution of 6 September 1968 was suspended 12 April 1973 by a State of Emergency decree imposed by King Sobhuza II, the father of the current King Mswati III. The decree gave absolute power to the monarchy and banned organised political opposition to royal rule.
A new constitution was promulgated 13 October 1978, but was not formally presented to the people.
In 2001 King Mswati III appointed a committee to draft a new constitution.[8]
Administrative divisions
For local administration Eswatini is divided into four regions (
Foreign relations
Eswatini is a member of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) which the U.S. began negotiating a Free Trade Agreement with in May 2003. The other members of SACU are Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and South Africa.
Eswatini is also a member of
References
- ^ "Home".
- ^ "Swaziland votes in no-party election". BBC News. 20 September 2013.
- ^ "EISA Swaziland: Elections and Boundaries Commission". Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
- ^ "EISA Swaziland: Tinkhundla electoral system". Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
- ^ http://www.gov.sz/images/stories/justice/CONDUCT%20OF%20ELECTIONS%20IN%20SWAZILAND.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "EISA Swaziland: Electoral system". Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
- ^ "Swaziland Constitution – Government". indexmundi.com.
- ^ "The Final Report of the Constitutional Review Commission". 2004-10-27. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-10-26.