Editing Eswatini (section)

===Elections===
{{further|Elections in Eswatini}}
Nominations take place at the chiefdoms. On the day of nomination, the name of the nominee is raised by a show of hand, and the nominee either accepts or rejects the nomination. If accepted, the nominee must have the support of at least ten members of that chiefdom. The nominations are for the position of Member of Parliament, Constituency Headman (''Indvuna''), and the Constituency Executive Committee (''Bucopho''). The minimum number of nominees is four and the maximum is ten.<ref name="EISA">{{cite web |url=http://www.eisa.org.za/WEP/swatinkundla.htm |title=Swaziland: Tinkhundla electoral system |publisher=EISA |access-date=16 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416062059/http://eisa.org.za/WEP/swatinkundla.htm |archive-date=16 April 2015 }}</ref>

Primary elections also take place at the chiefdom level. It is by [[secret ballot]]. During the primary elections, the voters are given an opportunity to elect the member of the executive committee (bucopho) for that particular chiefdom. Aspiring members of parliament and the constituency headman are also elected from each chiefdom. The secondary and final elections takes place at the various constituencies called [[Inkhundla|tinkhundla]].<ref name="EISA"/> Candidates who win primary elections in the chiefdoms are considered nominees for the secondary elections at inkhundla or constituency level. The nominees with majority votes become the winners and they become members of parliament or constituency headman.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gov.sz/images/stories/justice/CONDUCT%20OF%20ELECTIONS%20IN%20SWAZILAND.pdf |title=Conduct of elections in Swaziland |access-date=16 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eisa.org.za/WEP/swa4.htm |title=Swaziland: Electoral system |publisher=EISA |access-date=16 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416090129/http://eisa.org.za/WEP/swa4.htm |archive-date=16 April 2015 }}</ref> According to 2023 [[V-Dem Democracy indices]] Eswatini is 9th lowest ranked worldwide and 2nd lowest ranked [[democracy in Africa|electoral democracy in Africa]].<ref name="vdem_dataset">{{cite web |last=V-Dem Institute |date=2023 |title=The V-Dem Dataset |url=https://www.v-dem.net/data/the-v-dem-dataset/ |access-date=14 October 2023}}</ref>