On Friday 21 September 2018 the final round of elections (known as the Secondary Election) takes place in Swaziland (recently renamed Eswatini by its absolute monarch King Mswati III).
Political parties are not allowed to stand, only 59 members of the House of Assembly are elected by the people; the King appoints another 10. No members of the 30-strong Swazi Senate are elected by the people.
The King chooses the Prime Minister and Cabinet as well as all senior judges and civil servants.
The election is drawn out over several months, starting with a period of voter registration followed by nominations which take place in public at chiefdoms. There follows a first round of voting (the Primary Election) where each chiefdom within a constituency chooses its candidate to go forward to a final (secondary) election where one member of the House of Assembly is elected.
The election is drawn out over several months, starting with a period of voter registration followed by nominations which take place in public at chiefdoms. There follows a first round of voting (the Primary Election) where each chiefdom within a constituency chooses its candidate to go forward to a final (secondary) election where one member of the House of Assembly is elected.
Swazi Media Commentary has published information and commentary on every step of the process. Below is an index of the posts freely available. Click on a title.
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