{"id":49371,"date":"2024-05-11T17:09:12","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T17:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/prepare-to-participate-in-the-next-2028-tinkhundla-elections-and-vote-in-numbers"},"modified":"2024-05-11T17:25:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T17:25:44","slug":"prepare-to-participate-in-the-next-2028-tinkhundla-elections-and-vote-in-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/prepare-to-participate-in-the-next-2028-tinkhundla-elections-and-vote-in-numbers","title":{"rendered":"Prepare to participate in the next 2028 Tinkhundla elections and vote in numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>Mduduzi Magawugawu Simelane,the President of the Swaziland Liberation Movement(SWALIMO) has, once again,urged emaSwati to prepare themselves and participate in the next 2028 Tinkhundla elections and vote for people who will drive the agenda for democracy inside Parliament.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking in his online platforms this week, the Member of Parliament(MP) who fled to exile in the United Kingdom(UK) maintained that,emaSwati must participate in elections as means to attain democracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou must also organize yourself and approach the current MPs, tell them you won\u2019t vote for them again in 2028 if they don\u2019t speak about democracy and freedom inside Parliament\u201d,said the SWALIMO President.<\/p>\n<p>Eswatini is not democratic, political parties are banned from participating in elections while MPs and human rights defenders are arrested for demanding democracy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\">Eswatini<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. 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