Namibia’s electoral court docket has granted two opposition events, the Unbiased Patriots for Change (IPC) and the Landless Folks’s Motion, permission to examine election supplies following their claims of irregularities within the November 27 elections. The ruling SWAPO occasion gained each the presidential and parliamentary polls, extending its 34-year dominance. Nonetheless, the opposition alleges flaws within the election course of, citing prolonged voting intervals, which the nation’s electoral fee carried out as a consequence of poll shortages and technical challenges. The IPC said that entry to the requested information, together with the variety of votes forged and counted at every polling unit, would assist with their analysis of the alleged irregularities. Consequently, it’s going to inform their choice on whether or not to problem the election’s validity. In the meantime, the electoral fee maintains that the election was free and honest. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, the President-elect, has additionally dismissed the allegations, stating that she shouldn’t be taking note of the critics.
SOURCE: REUTERS