Namibian opposition parties threw the country’s presidential and parliamentary elections into doubt on Friday, saying they would not accept the outcome of the vote. Eight opposition parties said in a joint statement they would not accept the results of the elections because the elections contravened Namibia’s electoral laws. Results of the November 27-28 vote released […]
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NAMIBIA VOTE EXPECTED TO RETURN PARTY TO POWER
Namibia’s longtime ruling party may see its grip on this desert nation weakened in elections that began Friday, with a challenge from a new breakaway party hoping to attract voters dissatisfied with corruption and leadership scandals. President Hifikepunye Pohamba, who is seeking a second five-year term, was among the first to vote when polls opened […]