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Communist Party of Swaziland continues campaign to boycott ‘farcical’ elections despite arrests and torture

Originally published: Peoples Dispatch on February 14, 2023 by Pavan Kulkarni (more by Peoples Dispatch) | (Posted Feb 16, 2023)

In Swaziland, only individuals approved by the local chiefs of King Mswati III can contest elections, and the parliament cannot hold the monarchy accountable. Pro-democracy activists have been calling for a boycott of the elections which are scheduled for August.