Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is now Namibia’s fifth president – making history as the country’s first woman to hold this position. Although Nandi-Ndaitwah achieved this historic victory, her party, the ruling Swapo Party of Namibia (Swapo), has recorded its worst performance since…
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Nearly 28 000 ballots cast in Namibia’s presidential and National Assembly elections have been rejected by the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN). According to results announced by the ECN late yesterday, 14 830 ballots out of 1 039 538 votes…
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The Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) wants an independent audit of the election results and processes. In a press statement issued on Wednesday, NEFF reiterated their rejection of the election results announced by the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN). The…
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Opposition leaders have decided to boycott the announcement of the 2024 election results at the Electoral Commission of Namibia on Tuesday evening. However, Affirmative Repositioning leader Job Amupanda attended the announcement, saying he wanted to face those who he says…
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Swapo’s National Assembly representation is set to shrink by 12 seats, after the party gained only 51 seats in the 2024 National Assembly elections. The party currently occupies 63 out of 96 available seats. The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN)…
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The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), moments before the announcement of Namibia’s 2024 presidential and National Assembly election results, reaffirmed the party’s intent to challenge this election in court in a statement on Tuesday evening. “Thousands of ballots remain locked…
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Former first lady and lawyer Monica Geingos says it is undeniable that something went wrong with the Electoral Commission of Namibia’s management of last week’s elections. She predicts the matter will head to court. “Whatever happened in the last 24…
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Landless People’s Movement (LPM) leader Bernadus Swartbooi is leading in the presidential election in both the Gibeon and Daweb constituencies in the Hardap region. In Gibeon, Swartbooi tops with 1 544 (49.84%) votes and in Daweb, he is leading with…
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Swapo vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has taken over the Rehoboth East Urban and Rehoboth Rural constituencies in the presidential elections ballot. Nandi-Ndaitwah won with 3 372 votes (46.14%) in Rehoboth East Urban and 1 741 (52.53%) in the Rehoboth Rural…
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The Electoral Commission of Namibia has announced that 670 842 voters from 79 constituencies cast their ballots during the three-day presidential elections last week. This was the latest update from the commission on the presidential elections. Out of this, 8…
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Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) leader Panduleni Itula has received 39.9% of votes cast in the presidential election in the Khomasdal constituency in Windhoek. Itula received 6 211 votes, followed by Swapo presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah with 5 617 votes…
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The recently concluded national election has been described as a sham, failing to meet the credibility of being free and fair. Both former ombudsman John Walters and current ombudsman Basilius Dyakugha have questioned the manner in which the Electoral Commission…
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