Few cast votes in 'sham' Swazi election

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Mbabane - The final results of Swaziland's parliamentary election have been released.

But sections of the population dismissed it as a farce because of the poor voter turnout.

Polling stations in urban areas were virtually deserted. Chief electoral officer Robert Thwala on Monday attributed this to most urban dwellers travelling to their rural homes to vote.

But Bongani Masuku, secretary of the underground People's United Democratic Movement (Pudemo), said the poor turnout was due to the indifference that people felt towards the system.

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