Communist Party of Swaziland
The Communist Party of Swaziland is a Swazi communist party founded on 9 April 2011. It was banned almost immediately after its foundation by the country's king, Mswati III, and operates in exile from Kamhlushwa, South Africa.[2][3]
Communist Party of Swaziland | |
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| Abbreviation | CPS |
| General Secretary | Thokozane Kenneth |
| Founded | 9 April 2011 |
| Headquarters | Kamhlushwa, South Africa |
| Newspaper | Liciniso ("Truth") |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Republicanism |
| Political position | Left-wing to far-left |
| International affiliation | IMCWP[1] |
| Slogan | "For Freedom, Democracy and Socialism" |
| Seats in the House of Assembly | 0 / 65
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The party claims to be democratic, non-racist and non-sexist. It aims to, among other things, give all political parties in Eswatini legal status, end the current monarchy and safeguard workers' rights to organize and unionize.[4]
References
- IMCWP. "Participants List". IMCWP. Retrieved 16 February 2019.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- "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. 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.
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