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Elections

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Outapi by-election set weeks before main polls
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Outapi by-election set weeks before main polls

Lahja Nashuuta The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has announced that a by-election for the Outapi constituency will take place by the end of September 2025 — just weeks before the national regional and local authority elections scheduled for 26 November. The announcement follows what the Commission described as “malicious and unfounded” allegations by Affirmative...

Chaos mars 2024 elections – SEOM …‘shambolic’ ECN threatens voter confidence
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Chaos mars 2024 elections – SEOM …‘shambolic’ ECN threatens voter confidence

Namibia’s 2024 general elections were held in a calm and peaceful atmosphere. However, the SADC Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) has warned that serious logistical and administrative failures by the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) risk damaging public confidence in the country’s democratic process.  While voters turned out in large numbers across all 14 regions in...

Asoli targets four regions in November elections
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Asoli targets four regions in November elections

OPUWO – The newly formed political group, the Association for Localised Interests (Asoli), has announced that it will contest the local authority elections, targeting municipalities in the Khomas, Otjozondjupa, Erongo and Oshana regions. Recently registered with the Electoral Commission of Namibia, Asoli announced an ambitious plan to target the councils of Windhoek, Karibib, Swakopmund, Ongwediva,...

ECN sets election year in motion 
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ECN sets election year in motion 

Lahja Nashuuta Namibians will head to the polls on 26 November 2025 to elect their regional councillors and local authority representatives, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has announced.  Chief electoral and referenda officer Peter Shaama made the announcement during the launch of the regional and local authority electoral calendar in Windhoek on Tuesday.  He...

Mixed bag of results in by-election
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Mixed bag of results in by-election

Loide Jason Lahja Nashuuta Otniel Hembapu KAMANJAB – After five years under opposition control, the Swapo party has made a strong political comeback in Kamanjab constituency by winning Tuesday’s by-election.  The win is not just symbolic but marks a turning point in Swapo’s efforts to restore confidence and reconnect with local communities ahead of local...

Low turnout at Grootfontein by-election
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Low turnout at Grootfontein by-election

GROOTFONTEIN – Presiding officers of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) at various polling stations at Grootfontein all voiced great satisfaction with the ordinated manner and procedural maturity in which yesterday’s by-elections were conducted.  All polling stations, including mobile ones, opened to the public at 7h00.  No technical hiccups were observed or reported throughout the...

Residents want election promises fulfilled
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Residents want election promises fulfilled

GROOTFONTEIN – Grootfontein residents said they are growing tired of unfulfilled election promises and are hoping that those being elected to office will not only pay lip service but embark upon delivering tangible change.  These were their mixed demands, aspirations and frustrations expressed after casting their votes in yesterday’s by-election across various polling stations in...

All systems go for Kunene by-election
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All systems go for Kunene by-election

Lahja Nashuuta Loide Jason Voters in the Kunene region are amongst those who will cast their votes today in a by-election to elect a new regional councillor. The two constituencies being contested are Sesfontein and Kamanjab. The vacancy in Sesfontein constituency was created after former United Democratic Front (UDF) councillor Nico Somaeb left the post...

IPC and LPM withdraw Electoral Court case
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IPC and LPM withdraw Electoral Court case

After the Supreme Court rejected their electoral challenge to the presidential election application last Friday, the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) and the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) formally withdrew the complaint they had filed in the Electoral Court. This ruling was made just two days before the Electoral Court was supposed to hear the issue...