Swaziland

Next elections

Swaziland is an absolute monarchy
House of Assembly & rural local: Primary: Sept 2018; Secondary: Sept 2018
Urban local: 2022

2018 House of Assembly election

Elections 2018 timetable:

Voter registration: 17 May - 17 Jun 2018
Nominations: 28-29 Jul
Primary Special Voting: 14 Aug
Primary Elections: 07:00 - 19:00 18 Aug
Campaigning: 19 Aug- 20 Sep
Secondary Special Voting: 17 Sep
Secondary Elections 07:00 - 19:00 21 Sep

2013 House of Assembly election

Observer mission reports

• African Union Report: http://pa.au.int/en/sites/default/files/AUEOM%20Report%20Swaziland.pdf (accessed 17 Oct 2014).
• SADC Electoral Observer Mission to the national elections of the Kingdom of Swaziland, held on 20 September 2013: Preliminary statement
• Commonwealth Report: http://thecommonwealth.org/sites/default/files/project/documents/Commonwealth_Observer_Mission_to_Swaziland_National_Elections_2013_Final_Report.pdf (accessed 17 Oct 2014).
• European Union Report: http://eeas.europa.eu/archives/eueom/missions/2013/swaziland/pdf/final-report-eem-swaziland-2013_en.pdf (accessed 17 Oct 2014).

Elections 2013 timetable

Voter registration: 13th May - 30 Jun (registered 415 012 voters out of an estimated eligible electorate of 600 000; 69.2%)
Nominations: 3 or 4 Aug
Primary Election: 24 Aug
Campaigning: 25 Aug - 19 Sep
Secondary Election: 20 Sep