General elections were held in Swaziland on 19 September 2008 to elect the members of the House of Assembly. It was the first election under the new constitution introduced in 2006, and the first time that foreign observers were allowed to monitor an election in the country. It was observed by an Expert Team established by the Commonwealth Secretary-General at the request of the Elections and Boundaries Commission of Swaziland. On the day before the election, several union officials were arrested for attempting to block the border with South Africa at Oshoek for a pro-democracy protest.
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| - 2008 Swazi general election (en)
- Élections législatives swazies de 2008 (fr)
- Eleições parlamentares em Essuatíni em 2008 (pt)
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| - As eleições parlamentares em Essuatíni foram realizadas em 19 de setembro de 2008. As eleições ocorreram para escolher 55 dos 65 membros da Assembléia Nacional, onde partidos políticos não puderam participar do pleito e, com isso todos os candidatos se apresentaram como independentes. (pt)
- General elections were held in Swaziland on 19 September 2008 to elect the members of the House of Assembly. It was the first election under the new constitution introduced in 2006, and the first time that foreign observers were allowed to monitor an election in the country. It was observed by an Expert Team established by the Commonwealth Secretary-General at the request of the Elections and Boundaries Commission of Swaziland. On the day before the election, several union officials were arrested for attempting to block the border with South Africa at Oshoek for a pro-democracy protest. (en)
- Des élections législatives se sont tenues au Swaziland le 19 septembre 2008. Il s'agit de la première élection depuis la réforme constitutionnelle de 2006, qui instaura la liberté d'association, mais ne permit toujours pas la création de partis politiques. L'ensemble des candidats briguant 55 des 65 sièges à l'Assemblée nationale étaient donc officiellement des indépendants; les dix sièges restants revinrent à des personnes nommées par le roi Mswati III. L'agence Associated Press annonça que peu d'électeurs s'étaient déplacés pour voter, et que l'Assemblée nationale est « privée de tout pouvoir et entièrement soumise au roi ». (fr)
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| - General elections were held in Swaziland on 19 September 2008 to elect the members of the House of Assembly. It was the first election under the new constitution introduced in 2006, and the first time that foreign observers were allowed to monitor an election in the country. It was observed by an Expert Team established by the Commonwealth Secretary-General at the request of the Elections and Boundaries Commission of Swaziland. On the day before the election, several union officials were arrested for attempting to block the border with South Africa at Oshoek for a pro-democracy protest. Political parties remained banned in Swaziland, so all candidates for the 55 seats were independents. Following the election, King Mswati III was to appoint 10 more MPs. The National Assembly would then elect 10 members for the Senate, with the King appointing 20 more. (en)
- Des élections législatives se sont tenues au Swaziland le 19 septembre 2008. Il s'agit de la première élection depuis la réforme constitutionnelle de 2006, qui instaura la liberté d'association, mais ne permit toujours pas la création de partis politiques. L'ensemble des candidats briguant 55 des 65 sièges à l'Assemblée nationale étaient donc officiellement des indépendants; les dix sièges restants revinrent à des personnes nommées par le roi Mswati III. L'agence Associated Press annonça que peu d'électeurs s'étaient déplacés pour voter, et que l'Assemblée nationale est « privée de tout pouvoir et entièrement soumise au roi ». Mario Masuku, dirigeant du , parti politique swazi interdit, déclara : « Au Swaziland, il n’y a pas d’élections. Il y a seulement une sélection de personnes qui font ce que leur dit le roi. » Pour sa part, Mzwandile Fakudze, vice-président de la commission électorale, affirma que les élections seraient « libres et justes ». À la suite de l'annonce des résultats, un nouveau premier ministre sera nommé par le roi. (fr)
- As eleições parlamentares em Essuatíni foram realizadas em 19 de setembro de 2008. As eleições ocorreram para escolher 55 dos 65 membros da Assembléia Nacional, onde partidos políticos não puderam participar do pleito e, com isso todos os candidatos se apresentaram como independentes. (pt)
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