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 and corruption allegations.
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.
Namibia's presidential, National Assembly elections kick off
SWAPO has been Namibia's ruling party since the nation gained independence in 1990. In the 2019 elections, the late President Hage Geingob led SWAPO to victory, securing over 56 percent of the National Assembly vote.
Namibia may elect its first-ever female president in elections this week
Namibia’s Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah could become the country’s first female president if she wins the presidential election Wednesday.
Namibia to vote in toughest election yet for ruling party
Namibians will vote on Wednesday in what is expected to be the most competitive election yet for the ruling SWAPO party, which has governed the southern African nation for 34 years.
Namibia's Ruling Party Nervous As Country Heads To Polls
Namibia's ruling South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) -- which has been in power since independence -- fears the same fate as other liberation-era parties crushed in elections across the region when the country goes to the polls Wednesday.
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 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
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Namibia votes and could have its first female leader. But election upsets have shaken the region
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Namibia's SWAPO faces new challenges in tight election
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Southern Africa's sparsely populated desert nation of Namibia holds presidential and legislative elections Wednesday.
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Namibia Fact Check Warns of Foreign Influence and Smear Campaigns Targeting Itula Ahead of Elections
Namibia Fact Check has expressed concern over recent social media attacks targeting opposition presidential candidate Panduleni Itula, along with the possiblility of foreign influence being at play.