Tagged: Namibia
Conrad Omodiagbe
Supreme Court Upholds 2019 Namibia Presidential Election Result
The Supreme Court in Namibia has dismissed a case put forward by the opposition candidate, Panduleni Itula, calling for the annulment of the country’s November 2019 presidential elections that returned incumbent President Hage Geingob into power. Motivation for Court Case The country’s electoral commission had in November announced President Hage Geingob’s re-election for a second […]
Tuduetso Madi
Namibia Election: The SWAPO Dilemma
Following Namibia’s most competitive election since independence on November 27, the ruling party in the country, the South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) failed to secure a two-thirds majority despite its overall win in the Namibia election. Contesting for a second term, President Hage Geingob was re-elected by 56.3% of the voters in the presidential […]
Tuduetso Madi
Southern African Elections to look out for this quarter
Here are 3 African elections to look forward to in Q4 of 2019: Mozambique On the 15th of October, the people of Mozambique will head to the polls to vote in what has been branded the toughest election yet for the southern African country. Despite the recent peace accord between the ruling Mozambique Liberation Front […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Namibian Opposition Demand Updated Voting Machines
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) in Namibia has joined other opposition parties in demanding for an update to be added to their Electronic Voting Machines (EVM). This request comes ahead of the country’s general elections scheduled for November this year. Namibia made history in 2014 as the first African country to use the EVM during […]