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The Parliament of Eswatini (or Libandla) is bicameral, consisting of a lower chamber (the House of Assembly) and an upper one (the Senate). Some of the members of both chambers are elected, while the rest are appointed by the King of Eswatini. Election is by secret ballot in a first-past-the-post system of voting. All candidates run on a non-partisan basis, as political parties are banned. 14 tinkhundlas are located in Hhohho District, 11 in Lubombo District, 16 in Manzini District, and 14 in Shiselweni District. Candidates are first nominated at the tinkhundla level. The top three finishers then proceed to a general election, where the candidate who receives the most votes is elected. The 66th member is the Speaker of the House, who is elected from outside the House. Of these, at least five of the ten and at least eight of the 20 must be women. and in 2013, there were only ten.
Qualifications and disqualifications
Each Member of Parliament must be at least 18 years old, a citizen, a registered voter, and have "paid all taxes or made arrangements satisfactory to the Commissioner of Taxes". Ngomuyayona Gamedze was chosen as Deputy President, also for the third consecutive time. The current Speaker of the House of Assembly is Prince Guduza Dlamini.
Past elections have lacked transparency. The full results of both the 2018 and 2013 elections were never published.
See also
- Electoral calendar
- Electoral system
External links
- Adam Carr's Election Archive
- African Elections Database