There were more election irregularities reported on
Friday (30 August 2013) in the aftermath of Swaziland’s primary election with news
that a ballot box had been tampered with and wrong results had been announced.
The tampering happened at Ebenezer where a box was
reportedly found with its seal broken and some voting papers missing. Some candidates
are calling for a re-run of the election. Six ballot papers were said to be missing. The
victorious candidate won by three votes.
The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) admitted it
had released the wrong names of poll winners at LaMgabhi. The election organisers
blamed a ‘typographical error’.
A similar error was discovered at Dlangeni.
These are just some of a vast number of irregularities
and illegalities reported since the primary election last Saturday.
The EBC has confirmed the numerous complaints had been lodged
with the commission.
In a statement, EBC chair Chief Gija Dlamini said it would
have been a miracle if everything had gone smoothly saying such could only be
achieved by Jesus.
See also
‘VOTE BUYING AT SWAZI ELECTION’
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