Election officials from the eSwatini Elecions and Bounderies Commission checks the ID of a voter during the eSwatini Parliamentary elections on September 21, 2018 at Betheny Mission Primary school in Lobamba Lomdzala, eSwatini. PHOTO | GIANLUIGI GUERCIA | AFP
The tiny African kingdom of eSwatini, ruled by an absolute monarch, voted Friday in polls that critics call a sham but supporters say are a unique blend of tradition and politics.
Political parties are banned from the election, and voters chose from individual candidates who are almost all loyal to King Mswati III.
