Candidates were nominated during village councils by traditional chiefs close to the king.
Voters are to choose 59 members of the lower house of parliament, which plays only an advisory role to the monarch. / Photo: AFP
Some whispered"democracy" on Friday as they lined up outside schools and churches turned into polling stations – but without much conviction. Voters are to choose 59 members of the lower house of parliament, which plays only an advisory role to the monarch.The results, to be announced within a few days, are seen as a foregone conclusion by the opposition, which has largely called for a boycott of the vote.
The constitution emphasises"individual merit" as the basis for selecting MPs. While it allows for freedom of association, opposition groupings are often run from abroad.More than 500,000 people are registered to vote in the impoverished southern African nation.Formerly known as Swaziland, Eswatini was shaken in 2021 by pro-democracy protests that were violently quashed by security forces, with dozens of people killed.
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