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Africa-Press – Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span>Mduduzi Simelane, the President of the Swaziland Liberation Movement(SWALIMO) says it\u2019s possible to defeat the undemocratic Tinkhundla system of governance by electing a majority of pro-democracy Members of Parliament(MPs).<\/b><\/p>\n

Responding to our questionnaire when asked to clarify how participating in the Tinkhundla undemocratic elections can usher the country into democracy,the SWALIMO President said, participating in the elections was the last option but \u201cnow\u201d, the only viable tool for the Nation.<\/p>\n

\u201cVoting in the Tinkhundla elections has always been the last option and it now emerges to be the only viable tool for the Nation as it is one legal mean that can be employed by the masses of our people to uproot this evil system once and for all if we are able to unite as a people in sending in the right numbers of reliable candidates,\u201d said the SWALIMO President.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Eswatini. Mduduzi Simelane, the President of the Swaziland Liberation Movement(SWALIMO) says it\u2019s possible to defeat the undemocratic Tinkhundla system of governance by electing a majority of pro-democracy Members of Parliament(MPs). 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