Namibians faced up to 12-hour waits to cast ballots in a crucial election, with voting hours extended due to technical glitches and logistical challenges. The election tests the ruling party's 34-year dominance.
Technical issues and logistical problems extend Namibia ’s voting hours, with voters waiting up to 12 hours to cast ballots in a critical election.
Logistical issues on Wednesday, including problems with electronic tablets used to check voters’ identities and insufficient ballot papers, left crowds still queueing until the early hours of Thursday in the southern African nation. At the University of Science and Technology in the capital Windhoek, voting stopped at 05:00 am on Thursday, polling officers told AFP.“It’s absolutely disappointing,” said Reagan Cooper, a 43-year-old farmer among the hundred or so voters outside the town hall polling station in Windhoek.In the face of criticism from political parties and voters over the long queues, the Electoral Commission of Namibia extended voting hours.
But SWAPO’s candidate and current vice president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, could also face an unprecedented second round, according to analysts.
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