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Namibia: Observers Give Elections the Thumbs Up
Namibian, 2 December 2019
A corss section of election observers monitoring the pre-and post-election environment in Namibia have called for the Electoral Commission of Namibia to create a broad-based… Read more »
Namibian President Geingob Re-Elected For Second Term
Incumbent President Hage Geingob has won the country's election with 56.3% of the vote, the Electoral Commission of Namibia has announced.
Hage Geingob, President of the Republic of Namibia, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-second session.
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Namibia: Opposition Leaders Question Election Outcome
New Era, 2 December 2019
Opposition leaders have accused electoral body, Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) of alleged widespread irregularities in the National Assembly and Presidential elections won… Read more »
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Namibia: Ruling Party Maintains Dominance in National Assembly
Namibia Economist, 2 December 2019
The Electoral Commission of Namibia over the weekend announced that the President,HE Dr Hage Geingob won the 2019 Presidential election with 56.3% of the vote, while the Swapo… Read more »
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Namibia: Swapo, Geingob Drop Votes
Namibian, 2 December 2019
President Hage Geingob was re-elected for a second term by a sharply reduced majority in a hotly contested general election, marred by technical failures and a slow vote collating… Read more »
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Namibia: Thumbs Up for Namibia Poll
The Herald, 2 December 2019
Elections held in Namibia last Wednesday were conducted in a peaceful and free atmosphere and the environment enabled voters to express themselves in a transparent manner, Sadc has… Read more »
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Namibia: Ruling Swapo's Two-Thirds Majority Broken
Namibian, 1 December 2019
THE ruling Swapo Party has lost its overwhelming parliamentary dominance after gaining 63 seats in the National Assembly election - just short of a two-thirds majority that would… Read more »
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Namibia: Geingob Wins 56.3% of Vote in Presidential Election
DW, 30 November 2019
Incumbent Hage Geingob has won another term in the presidential election but lost a two-thirds majority for the first time. The opposition is crying foul. Read more »
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Namibia: Orderly Voting Impresses PM
New Era, 28 November 2019
Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila who was one of the first political office bearers to vote in the Windhoek East constituency for the presidential and legislative elections… Read more »
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Namibia: Elders Unfamiliar With EVMs, Slow Polling in Omusati
New Era, 28 November 2019
Although voting started on time in Omusati region, the electoral process was decelerated by elderly voters who were not familiar with the electronic voting machines. Read more »
InFocus
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Ever since Namibia's first post-independence elections in 1994, it has never been difficult to predict the ruling Swapo party would win a comfortable two-thirds majority in the ... Read more »
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Namibia votes in a general election on November 27, at a time the ruling Swapo has been shaken by the scandal where two cabinet ministers resigned after they were accused of ... Read more »
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Reports that a number of electronic voting machines were missing from the Electoral Commission of Namibia have sparked massive public criticism, with some people questioning the ... Read more »
