Namibia has elected Vice-President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as its first female president following a disputed election.
Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, would become the first woman to rule the
southern African country governed by the South West Africa People’s
Organisation (SWAPO) since independence in 1990.
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) announced that she
won with over 57 percent of ballots cast.
Panduleni Itula, candidate for the main opposition
Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), polled second with 25.5 percent of the
votes.
The presidential election was extended twice because of
logistical and technical challenges which led to a shortage of ballot papers
and long queues.
Some voters gave up on the first day of voting after waiting
for up to 12 hours.
The IPC said the extension of voting was a deliberate
attempt to frustrate voters, adding that it would not accept the results of the
poll.
Itula said there was a “multitude of irregularities”, adding
that “the IPC shall not recognise the outcome of that election”.
He added that the IPC would “fight to nullify the elections
through the processes that are established within our electoral process”.
An organisation of southern African human rights lawyers
serving as election monitors said the delays at polling units were intentional
and widespread.
The electoral authority admitted to failures in the conduct
of the election, including a shortage of ballot papers and the overheating of
electronic tablets used to register voters.
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