Namibia elects Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as first woman president
Namibia elects Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as first woman president - Opposition party boycotted election result alleging malpractices after polling delayed
Namibia's SWAPO party emerges victorious in controversial election, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah makes history as country’s first woman president
Vice-President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah took just over 57 percent of ballots followed by the candidate for the main opposition Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) with 25.5 percent, the election autho
Namibia elects its first woman president
Vice-President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah took just over 57% of ballots followed by the candidate for the main opposition Independent Patriots for Change with 25.5%, the election authority announced.
Namibia Elects First Woman as President as Ruling Party Keeps Power
Across southern Africa, political parties that have led their countries since the end of colonialism have ceded power to the opposition in recent months. Namibia bucked the trend.
Namibia will have its first female leader after the VP wins presidential election
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah won with 57% of the vote, according to official results, defying predictions that she might be forced into a runoff.
Namibia elects first female president in disputed poll
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, from the governing South West Africa People's Organisation (Swapo), has been voted in as Namibia's first female president after last week's disputed election. The electoral commission said she had won more than 57% of the votes cast, with her closest rival Panduleni Itula getting 26%.
Namibia elects first female president in historic vote
WINDHOEK - Namibia made history on Tuesday by electing the country's first female president, 72-year-old Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah from the ruling South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party.
Namibia will have its first female leader after VP wins presidential election for the ruling party
Namibia has elected its first female leader, with Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah declared the winner Tuesday of last week’s presidential election as the long-ruling party remains in power.
Namibia's Ruling Party Takes Lead in Election Results
Namibia's Vice President and SWAPO presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah gestures after casting her vote in the elections in Windhoek, Namibia, November 27, 2024. REUTERS/Noah Tjijenda/File Photo WINDHOEK (Reuters) - Namibia's ruling SWAPO party led both the presidential and parliamentary races on Tuesday,
Namibia's female VP leads in presidential election marred by problems and opposition complaints
Namibia’s ruling party presidential candidate leads in early results of an election characterized by technical problems which caused voting to be extended for three days
Namibia Elects Its First-Ever Female Leader
Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was a member of the country's underground independence movement in the 1970s.
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