Swapo holds on to power amid fading support
Namibia opposition parties strengthen positions as election results show voters registering their demand for change
06 December 2019 - 09:10
The level of uncertainty that surrounded the sixth Namibian elections since the country’s independence in 1990 was unprecedented. Held late November, the poll combined voting for the country’s president and for the National Assembly.
Two issues dominated the debate until right before election day. The first was that an independent candidate, Panduleni Itula, was expected to split the presidential vote for the ruling party, South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo)...
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