Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Namibia’s vice chairman, has been elected the nation’s first feminine president after she secured 57% of votes within the November 27 election. A veteran SWAPO get together member, her win extends SWAPO’s 34-year rule of Namibia, which started after the get together led the nation to independence in 1990. Nandi-Ndaitwah’s primary challenger, Panduleni Itula of the Unbiased Patriots for Change (IPC), got here second with 26% of the votes. Analysts attribute Nandi-Ndaitwah’s success to her unblemished popularity and talent to unify the get together’s completely different factions. Alongside the presidential win, SWAPO secured 51 of 96 Nationwide Meeting seats, sustaining its majority. Nandi-Ndaitwah, who has held management roles since independence, hailed the election as a vote for peace and stability in Namibia’s democratic future. Nonetheless, the IPC plans to problem the outcomes, citing procedural flaws, together with the extension of voting in sure locations on account of technical difficulties and poll paper shortages.
SOURCE: VOA NEWS