Namibia’s presidential election on November 27 might mark a turning level if the ruling SWAPO celebration loses its grip on energy. The celebration has led the nation since gaining independence in 1990 however its reputation has since waned. 5 predominant candidates are contesting within the election. Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, SWAPO’s candidate, is the celebration’s first feminine presidential candidate. Panduleni Itula, a former SWAPO member, is the second candidate. He leads the Unbiased Patriots for Change celebration and secured 29% of the votes through the 2019 election. The third candidate is McHenry Venaani, the chief of Namibia’s largest opposition celebration in parliament. He was elected to parliament in 2003, turning into its youngest member. The fourth contender, Bernadus Swartbooi of the Landless Individuals’s Motion, was a deputy minister below SWAPO whereas Job Amupanda is a former SWAPO youth chief who now leads the Affirmative Repositioning celebration.
SOURCE: REUTERS