Despite threats by the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters and Christian Democratic Voice to mount a legal challenge against it, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) maintains that its decision to deregister the political parties is beyond reproach. This follows the ECN’s earlier decision to deregister both parties as political entities for failure to comply with...
The Swapo Party yesterday launched its key election campaign tools ahead of the November showdown, which is expected to separate pretenders from contenders. Chiefly, the ruling party launched its website, an online platform for political mobilisation and campaigning, through which messages and information will be relayed. Addressing party supporters and sympathisers, Swapo presidential candidate Netumbo...
OKAHANDJA – The ruling Swapo Party remains the country’s only political entity with a proven track record on upholding the values of democracy, human rights, peace, stability, development and continued progress. “So, why fix it if it is not broken?”, Kunene governor Marius Sheya wanted to know. This was amongst the questions he posed to...
KATIMA MULILO – Despite the voters’ registration process kicking off at a slow pace due to hiccups experienced with voter registration kits (VRKs), the Zambezi region managed to register about 21 077 by the weekend.In an interview with New Era yesterday, Zambezi electoral coordinator Sammy Muhau said the region experienced a slow process with voter...
ECN requires N$49.5 million for voter registration