Swaziland
Country in SE Africa, bounded E by Mozambique and SE, S, W, and
N by South Africa.
Government
Swaziland is a monarchy within the Commonwealth. Under the 1978
constitution, amended 1992, the monarch is head of both state and
government, and chooses the prime minister and cabinet. There is
a two- chamber legislature, the Libandla, consisting of a 65-member
house of assembly (55 popularly elected and 10 appointed by the
monarch) and a 30-member senate (20 appointed by the sovereign and
10 elected by the assembly). Candidates for the 55 elected assembly
seats are nominated, at regional level, by traditional local councils
(Tinkhundla). The powers of the Libandla are more advisory than
legislative.
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