WINDHOEK, Namibia
The candidate for the ruling SWAPO Party of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah won the country's Presidential elections on 3 December.
While this could make her the country's first female President after her inauguration on 21 March, the country's opposition is leading calls for a fresh round of elections.
According to the electoral
commission, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah took more than 57% of the vote, while her
main opposition rival Panduleni Itulal captured 26%.
The leader of the Independant
Patriots for Change, labelled the elections "chaotic", citing a lack
of ballot papers and technical issues. A
three-day extension of polling in some parts of the country was
also implemented.
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Panduleni Itulal called on the
judiciary to annul the results, inciting opposition parties and citizens to
work together against what he said was a "suppression of the right to
vote."
The SWAPO Party of Namibia led
the liberation struggle against apartheid South Africa and has been in power
since the country gained independance in 1990.
With a population of around 3
million people, only around half of Namibians are registered to vote.
The opposition has until the
Presidential inauguration in March to present arguments for a fresh round of
elections.
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