Monarchy Eswatini is an absolute monarchy with constitutional provision and Swazi law and customs. The head of state is the king or ngwenyama (lit. lion), currently King Mswati III, who ascended to the throne in 1986 after the death of his father King Sobhuza II in 1982 and a period of regency. According to the country's constitution, the ngwenyama is a symbol of unity and the eternity of the Swazi nation.The Constitution of The Kingdom of Swaziland Act, 2005, Chapter 1, Section 4(2) By tradition, the king reigns along with his mother (or a ritual substitute), the ndlovukati (lit. she-elephant). The former was viewed as the administrative head of state and the latter as a spiritual and national head of state, with real power counterbalancing that of the king, but during the long reign of Sobhuza II, the role of the ndlovukati became more symbolic.
monarcHy EswATini is An absOLUtE mOnarcHY with CoNstiTUtIonAl ProvISion aNd sWazI Law and cUsToMS. the heaD of sTate IS The kIng or nGwENyama (lit. lIOn), cUrreNTLy KINg mswatI iIi, WHo ascendeD to the throne IN 1986 AFter THE death Of his faTHer kING sobhuzA ii iN 1982 aNd A PerIod oF regency. accoRdING To the COuntrY'S COnSTituTion, thE ngwenYama iS a sYMbol of UnITy and thE ETErnity oF The sWazI nATion.the coNStitution of THe kinGdom Of swaziland aCT, 2005, CHaptEr 1, secTIOn 4(2) bY tRAdition, thE KInG reigNs along with HIS MoTheR (or a Ritual subsTitUte), the ndLoVuKati (lit. sHE-eLePhant). tHE forMeR Was ViEwEd As tHe adMinisTrAtive heaD Of StAtE anD THE LAttEr As a SpiRituaL and naTionaL heaD Of StATE, with real powEr counteRbalancIng that of The kIng, buT dUring the long rEign of SoBHuZa ii, ThE role Of the NDLovukATi becAmE more symbolic.