Namibia votes for new president in most competitive election in decades
Political analysts said there is a possibility SWAPO will be ousted by youth fed up with high unemployment, inequality and corruption allegations, although longstanding loyalty to the party
Namibia votes for president and the chance for its first female leader
A 72-year-old woman who joined Namibia’s independence movement in the 1970s is a strong contender to become its first female leader as the country votes in a
Namibia's SWAPO faces new challenges in tight election
Neighboring Mozambique is facing violent unrest after Frelimo's disputed election win. Opposition parties have recently won in Botswana and Mauritius. Namibia is holding its elections on Wednesday, where the governing South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO),
As Namibia votes, its ruling party faces toughest race yet
Namibians vote Wednesday in pivotal presidential and legislative elections that could upset the ruling South West Africa People's Organisation's 34-year grip on power .
Namibia's presidential, National Assembly elections kick off
Namibia eighth presidential and National Assembly elections kicked off early Wednesday with 15 presidential candidates and 21 political parties vying
Namibia votes with ruling party facing its toughest race yet
Namibia's vice president was among the first voters in elections Wednesday that could see her become the desert nation's first woman leader, even as her ruling SWAPO party faces a strong challenge to its 34-year grip on power. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah ...
Namibia Votes With Ruling Party Seeking to Extend 34-Year Rule
Namibians go to the polls on Wednesday to elect a new president and parliament in what could be a tough election for the ruling SWAPO party, which is seeking to extend its 34-year rule. SWAPO has governed the southern African nation since leading it to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.
Namibia Holds Hotly Contested Election
Namibia holds elections on Wednesday that have been billed as the most hotly contested in the southern African nation since it gained independence in 1990. The South West Africa People’s Organisation has dominated Namibian politics for the past 35 years,
Namibia votes and could have its first female leader. But election upsets have shaken the region
A woman who joined Namibia’s independence movement in the 1970s is a strong contender to become its first female leader as the country votes in a presidential election. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
Namibian election: SWAPO faces new challenges in tight race
Namibia's SWAPO, in power since 1990, may see a decline in Wednesday's elections but faces no imminent collapse.
Will Namibia’s Liberation Party Be the Next to Fall in Africa?
Voters head to the polls on Wednesday in the latest test for one of southern Africa’s liberation parties, which have been ...
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Namibia's ruling party on edge as country holds presidential polls
The small south African nation of Namibia goes to the polls on Wednesday for presidential and legislative elections .
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Namibia's Crucial Election: A Test for SWAPO's Long Reign
Namibians are heading to the polls to elect a new president and parliament, presenting a challenge to the ruling SWAPO party.
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Namibia may elect its first-ever female president in elections this week
seamen and security services announced by the Electoral Commission of Namibia this month indicate Nandi-Ndaitwah and her party, the South West Africa People’s Organization, or SWAPO, are in the ...
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Namibia elections 2024: Who’s in the running and what’s at stake?
Amid a wave of historic election upsets in Southern Africa, Namibians will go to the polls this week to vote in presidential ...
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Namibia prepares for a choice by mostly young, mostly women voters
Almost a million of the registered voters for Namibia's general elections on Wednesday are below the age of 42, and there are ...