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EMASWATI TOY WITH IDEA OF FEMALE PM

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MBABANE – Change is inevitable!

The above is the consensus among various sectors of society who feel the country is ready to appoint a female prime minister. Such is also supported by the Constitution of the country under Equality before the law in Sub-section 20 (1), which provides that all persons are equal before and under the law in all spheres of political, economic, social and cultural life in every other respect and shall enjoy equal protection of the law. (2) Provides that for the avoidance of any doubt, a person shall not be discriminated against on the grounds of gender, race, colour, ethnic origin, tribe, birth, creed, religion, social or economic standing, political opinion, age or disability.

King

The King appoints the prime minister from the House of Assembly with the help of an advisory council. The King is allowed by the Constitution to appoint some members to parliament for special interests. These special interests are citizens who might have been left out by the electorate during the course of elections or did not enter as candidates. This is done to balance views in Parliament. Special interests could be people of gender, race, disability, business community, civic society, scholars, chiefs and so on. While the gender imbalance gap in the country is huge, the will among the nation to balance the scales is there. Recently, the King appointed Lillian Zwane as the Deputy Commissioner-Administration of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Traditionalist and Senior Prince Masitsela said in the history of the country, there has never been a female prime minister but that did not mean it could not happen.

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