Eswatini: Election Coverage Found Wanting

Newspapers in Swaziland set out to mislead their readers about the true nature of this month's national election, claiming that people were voting for a government when they were not, a report just published says.

And, rather than discussing issues relating to the social, political or economic policies a new government should pursue, media concentrated on trying to demonstrate the election's legitimacy.

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