Opposition parties have requested that the regional delegation return to the Kingdom within one week and meet all stakeholders under one roof
Maseko said the crisis in the country is the result of the government and authorities refusing to recognise the importance of meaningful discussions with those who have, for a long time, been calling for good governance based on genuine democratic governance.
and United Nations supported resolution of the current crisis and a lasting solution to the pro-longed governance crisis is needed,” Maseko said.Images of pro-democracy protesters marching in defiance of the country’s Covid-19 lockdown regulations and curfew have appeared in the international media. Images of men in military gear beating residents in their homes have led to an international outpouring of outrage.
He was crowned king 35 years ago at the age of 18. The parliament is considered to be toothless because Mswati has the power to dissolve it at will. The remaining seats are approved by chiefs who appear to exercise power on behalf of the king in their respective chiefdoms and can also contest the elections as individuals and not as representatives of political parties.