According to the constitution, the leader of the majority party in the assembly automatically becomes prime minister; the monarch is hereditary, but, under the terms of the constitution which came into effect after the March 1993 election, the monarch is a "living symbol of national unity" with no executive or legislative powers; under traditional law the college of chiefs has the power to determine who is next in the line of succession, who shall serve as regent in the event that the successor is not of mature age, and may even depose the monarch. Eswatini (Swaziland) is an absolute monarchy, currently in the process of democratization.
The constitution establishes a system where the leader of the majority party in the assembly becomes prime minister; however, the monarch holds a hereditary position with limited powers. The college of chiefs has authority over succession and regency, potentially even deposing the monarch. Eswatini is undergoing a transition to democracy.