Vice-president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah avoids runoff vote, as win extends Swapo party’s 34-year hold on powerNamibia has elected its first female leader, with Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah declared the winner of last week’s presidential election in a result that will extend the ruling Swapo party’s 34-year hold on power.Nandi-Ndaitwah, the current vice-president, won with 57% of the vote, according to official results, defying predictions that she might be forced into a runoff. Swapo has ruled the country since its independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/03/namibia-elects-its-first-female-president-in-disputed-elections
Author : Rachel Savage and agencies in Windhoek
Publish date : 2024-12-03 21:25:00
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Namibia elects its first female president in disputed elections
