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Newly Named eSwatini, Formerly Swaziland, Heads for First Elections Under New Name

The tiny African nation of eSwatini is officially holding its first set of elections Friday under its new name, which was bestowed by the king in April. Critics say this poll is nothing but a pretense of democracy in the state, that was known as Swaziland, until the king unilaterally changed the name to celebrate the nation's 50th anniversary of independence from Britain. Voters will choose 55 parliamentarians to fill the lower house in this nation of some 1.3 million people. King...

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