tinkhundla

Swazi local government

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traditional system of government

  • Eswatini
    In Eswatini: Government

    …grouped into 55 constituencies (tinkhundla). Each tinkhundla elects one member to the House of Assembly; elections are held at intervals of no more than five years. Political parties are banned, but, nonetheless, several are active in the country.

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  • Eswatini
    In Eswatini: Eswatini since independence

    …local government, known as the tinkhundla, operates at the grass roots. Sobhuza’s concession to modern government was to retain the cabinet system with a prime minister and other ministers, but all are chosen by the king. Under his firm but benevolent rule, Swaziland enjoyed a remarkable degree of political stability…

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