[2] The Assembly may debate and pass bills,[3] although as the country is an absolute monarchy, the role of the legislature is mostly advisory.

[5] The House selects ten of the thirty members of the upper chamber, the Senate of Eswatini, the King appointing the rest.

[6] Candidates are first nominated at the tinkhundla level and chosen by secret ballot by the traditional chiefs.

The top three finishers then proceed to a general election, also by secret ballot, in a first-past-the-post system of voting.

[5][6] All candidates run on a non-partisan basis, as political parties are banned in the country, and serve five-year terms.