Communist Party of Swaziland

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Communist Party of Swaziland
Emadlela Ndzawonye aseSwatini
AbbreviationCPS
General SecretaryThokozane Kenneth Kunene
Founded9 April 2011 (2011-04-09)
HeadquartersKamhlushwa, South Africa
NewspaperLiciniso ("Truth")
Ideology
Political position Far-left
International affiliation IMCWP [1]
Slogan"For Freedom, Democracy and Socialism"
Party flag
Communist Party of Swaziland flag.svg
Website
communistpartyofswaziland.wordpress.com

The Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) is a Swazi communist party founded on 9 April 2011. It was banned by the Swazi king, Mswati III, shortly after its foundation, and operates clandestinely. The party is headquartered in Kamhlushwa, South Africa. [2] [3]

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History

The party was active in the 2021–2023 Eswatini protests. [4]

Political positions

The party describes itself as democratic, anti-racist and anti-sexist. It aims to, among other things, give all political parties in Eswatini legal status, abolish the current absolute monarchy, establish a democratic system of government and new constitution, ensure freedom of assembly and of the press, allow for the safe return of exiles, and safeguard workers' rights to organize and unionize. [5] [6]

The party strongly condemns Eswatini's relations with Taiwan. [7] It also stated that it would abolish the monarchy in Eswatini in the future and establish diplomatic relations with China after successfully seizing power. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "20 IMCWP, Participants List". SolidNet. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "La lutte révolutionnaire continue au Swaziland: le Parti communiste affirme son soutien aux grèves et manifestations qui ébranlent la monarchie absolue Mswati". Parti Communiste Français Section de Saint-Martin d'Hères (in French). 24 June 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  3. ↑ Nicholson, Greg (20 September 2013). "SWAZILAND. La farce de la démocratie monarchique". Courrier international (in French). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Anti-government protests gain momentum in Swaziland". Peoples Dispatch. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Founding statement of the Communist Party of Swaziland". Communist Party of Ireland. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019.
  6. ↑ Laxer, Michael (7 July 2021). "Communist Party of Swaziland issues call for international solidarity with the democratic uprising". The Left Chapter. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  7. 1 2 du Plessis, Carrien (10 August 2021). "Eswatini, Taiwan's Last Partner in Africa". The Diplomat. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
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