Politics of Eswatini

Special interests could be people of gender, race, disability, business community, civic society, scholars, chiefs and so on.

The Senate consists of 30 members, of which some are appointed by the king on recommendation of the advisory council and others elected by the lower house.

The House of Assembly has 65 seats, of which 55 are occupied by elected representatives from the 55 constituencies around the country, and 10 are appointed by the king on recommendation of the advisory council.

As stated by the Swazi law and custom, 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.

British policy and the strength of Sobhuza II's personality shifted power decisively toward the king and away from the senior queen during his long reign.

During a period of intense succession struggles following the death of Sobhuza II, the Ndlovukati was assisted by Prince Sozisa Dlamini, the holder of a novel office, the Authorised Person, in-Libandla.

He was then deposed and the mother of the heir, now King Mswati III was made Ndlovukati prior to his full accession.

He is "Nkosi Dlamini" and is expected to unify his position by choosing wives from all sectors of the community.

[citation needed] In general practice, however, the monarch's power is delegated through a dualistic system: modern and statutory bodies, like the cabinet, and less formal traditional government structures.