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CP rejects plan that retains Swaziland’s tyrannical monarchy

THE Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) has rejected a Commonwealth plan for democratisation that it says would keep the tyrannical monarchy.

The Commonwealth plan envisions a “collective roadmap,” including a national convention for a new democratic constitution.

It also calls for repealing the 1973 state of emergency decree, allowing the formation of political parties and freeing political prisoners.

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