Communist Party of Swaziland
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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]
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 the press, allow for the safe return of exiles, and safeguard workers' rights to organize and unionize.[4][5]
The party was active in the 2021-2023 Eswatini protests.[6]
References
- ^ "20 IMCWP, Participants List". SolidNet. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "La lutte révolutionnaire continue au Swaziland: le Parti communiste affirme son soutien aux grèves et manifestations qui ébranlent la monarchie absolue Mswati". Solidarité Internationale PCF (in French). 24 June 2011. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "SWAZILAND. La farce de la démocratie monarchique". Courrier international (in French). 20 September 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Founding statement of the Communist Party of Swaziland". www.communistpartyofireland.ie. Communist Party of Ireland. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Laxer, Michael (7 July 2021). "Communist Party of Swaziland issues call for international solidarity with the democratic uprising". Mysite. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Anti-government protests gain momentum in Swaziland". Peoples Dispatch. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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