Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been elected as Namibia's fifth president, marking a historic moment as the nation's first female leader. SWAPO, the ruling party, maintained its dominance with a 57% vote share, despite election challenges and procedural issues such as extended voting periods.
Her victory cements the 34-year rule of the governing South West Africa People's Organisation party since independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990., like ballot paper shortages, forced election officials to extend voting until Saturday. Opposition parties have vowed to challenge the results in court, arguing that the extension was
Despite clinching the presidency with a 57% vote share and a historic win for president-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as the first woman leader of the country, Swapo was left with…
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