{"id":84586,"date":"2026-02-09T15:48:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T15:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/pudemos-mlungisi-makhanya-on-democracy-and-elections"},"modified":"2026-02-09T16:48:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T16:48:27","slug":"pudemos-mlungisi-makhanya-on-democracy-and-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/pudemos-mlungisi-makhanya-on-democracy-and-elections","title":{"rendered":"Pudemo&#8217;S Mlungisi Makhanya on Democracy and Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong> <\/span><b>Mlungisi Makhanya, the President of the People\u2019s United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO) says, their consistent call for democracy does not mean they have full expectations that, emaSwati will then vote for their political organization into power.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to The People\u2019s Eye Podcast in an exclusive interview released this week, the leader of Eswatini main liberation movement said, PUDEMO wants multiparty democracy, political pluralism and\/or the transfer of power from royal supremacy to the people.<\/p>\n<p>But Makhanya warned against those who took advantage of the fact that, emaSwati \u201chave been living under a political environment\u201d with no political parties and mislead while causing confusion regarding the political party\u2019s democratic agenda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are interested in the transfer of power from the royal aristocracy to the hands of the people. Where the people will exercise that power in a free and democratic environment. Where they will elect a Government of their own and of their choice. It might as well be that their choice is not favorable to us as PUDEMO. They might actually decide that they want to elect party X or even a party that is linked to royal aristocracy. As long it is the exercise of the sovereignty and the supremacy of the people,\u201d said the PUDEMO President.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Eswatini<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. Mlungisi Makhanya, the President of the People\u2019s United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO) says, their consistent call for democracy does not mean they have full expectations that, emaSwati will then vote for their political organization into power. 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