Swaziland
next elections
Swaziland is an absolute monarchy
House of Assembly & rural local: Late 2013
Urban local: 2017
2008 House of Assembly election
Secondary election day: 19 Sep
Campaigning begins: 23 Aug
Primary election day: 23 Aug
Candidate nominations: 2-3 Aug
Dissolution of Parliament: 30 Jun
Voter registration: 19 May to 22 Jun
Tinkhundla boundary delimitation: Defered to 2009, after election
Technical Team Report [PDF document]
Technical Team press release
Run-up to the election
Tinkhundla electoral system
Related material
THWALA, RD, 2005 "The Electoral Process in Swaziland", IN Improving the Quality of Election Management, A conference of Commonwealth Chief Election Officers, Commonwealth Secretariat & the Election Commission of India, New Delhi, 24-26 February, [www] http://www.thecommonwealth.org/shared_asp_files/uploadedfiles/1AC83E84-1D6A-4B30 -B3C7-DBF447767F43_ELECTORALPROCESSINSWAZILAND.pdf [PDF, opens new window] (accessed 23 Feb 2010).
