Eswatini, Africa's last absolute monarchy, holds elections

About 585,000 registered voters will be called to choose 59 members of the lower house of parliament, which plays only an advisory role to the monarch.

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Voters arrive to cast their ballots during eSwatini parliamentary elections on September 21, 2018 at the Mahlanya school in Lobamba Lomdzala, eSwatini. (AFP)
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JOHANNESBURG - The last absolute monarchy in Africa, the Kingdom of Eswatini, holds parliamentary elections on Friday, with political parties banned from contesting.

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