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Namibia opposition refuses to recognise general election result

Dec 02, 2024

Windhoek [Namibia], December 2: Namibia's main opposition party has said it will not recognise results from this week's general election, where there have been logistical problems and voting was extended in several places.
In a statement, Panduleni Itula, the presidential candidate for the opposition Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) alleged there had been "glaring and undeniable" electoral malpractices.
He had been aiming to defeat the candidate for the South West Africa People's Organisation (Swapo), which has been in power since independence in 1990. Swapo's flagbearer, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, is seeking to become the country's first female president. Voting began on Wednesday but in parts of the country continued up until Saturday, following a lack of ballot papers in some places as well as malfunctioning technical equipment. (Agencies)
Source: Qatar Tribune

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