More than four in 10 Swazi people disapprove of King Mswati
III’s leadership, a new Gallup opinion poll reveals.
The news will surprise many observers of the kingdom,
where King Mswati reigns as sub-Saharan Africa’s last absolute monarch, as local
media continually report that all Swazis love their king.
Gallup interviewed 1,000 adults aged over 15, face-to-face,
in Swaziland between 13 and 21 November, 2011 as part of a survey into attitudes
to leaders conducted across the world. The results have just been released.
Gallup found that 43 percent of the people interviewed answered
Disapprove and 56 percent, Approve, to the question: Do you approve or
disapprove of the job performance of King Mswati?
The Swazi Government came out worse than the king. Asked
about approval of the kingdom’s leadership more generally, 40 percent approved
and 56 percent disapproved.
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