https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMCD5VD3vLE?si=c61t-XTb6JGLOwzD

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 vote, with her closest rival Panduleni Itula, getting 26%.

Following logistical problems and a three-day extension to polling in some parts of the country, Itula said the electoral process was "deeply flawed".

His Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) party said it would challenge the results in court.

Most opposition parties boycotted the results announcement on Tuesday evening in the capital, Windhoek, the Namibian newspaper reports.

Windhoek is reported to be calm on Wednesday, with neither celebrations nor protests and people carrying on with their normal lives.

After the announcement of her victory, Nandi Ndaitwah said: "The Namibian nation has voted for peace and stability."

Swapo has been in power in the large but sparsely populated southern African country since independence in 1990.

A party stalwart, Nandi-Ndaitwah, who is currently the vice-president, is a trusted leader having served in high government office for a quarter of a century.

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa extended his congratulations to Nandi-Ndaitwah on X on Wednesday.

"Your election as fifth President of the Republic and the first woman in our region to hold this high office is a testament to democracy and its ability to transform our societies," his statement read.

Once sworn in, she will join an exclusive club as at the moment Tanzania's Samia Suluhu Hassan is Africa's only female president.

In the parliamentary elections held at the same time, Swapo narrowly held on to its majority, winning 51 of the 96 elected seats - a loss of 12. The IPC won 20 seats, and will be the official opposition.

Tirivangani Masawi, a political journalist based in Windhoek, told the BBC Newsday programme the election was Swapo's "worst performance since independence".

A trained dentist, Itula is seen as more charismatic than Nandi-Ndaitwah and managed to dent Swapo's popularity in the last presidential election in 2019, reducing its vote share to 56% from 87% five years earlier.

The IPC said it would “pursue justice through the courts” and has encouraged people who felt that they had been unable to vote because of mismanagement by the electoral commission to go to the police to make a statement.

Claus Goldbeck, from the IPC, told the BBC voting was an "organisational mess".

Some people were sent home after standing in line for 14 hours because there weren't enough ballot papers, and scanners broke down at numerous polling stations.

"The Electoral Commission of Namibia [ECN] had four years to fix things," he said.

The ECN admitted to failures in the organisation of the votes and ballot shortages. But the chairperson, Elsie Nghikembua, denied any allegations of fraud.

"I urge all Namibians to embrace the results with the spirit of unity, diversity, understanding and reconciliation," she said.

Swapo led the struggle for nationhood against apartheid South Africa. Ahead of last Wednesday's general election there had been some speculation that it would suffer the fate of other liberation parties in the region.

South Africa’s African National Congress lost its outright parliamentary majority in May and the Botswana Democratic Party was kicked out of power after nearly six decades following October's election.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yx0r14jrmo

Congrats to her and the entire people of Namibia.


I think it's time to have a woman president in Nigeria, men have failed us

When they've tried men and they are not getting the result. They give a woman a trial .. well , I hope the woman fulfil all of the promises she had made during the campaign..

If the result were not downturn in the court .. But I think the woman should pocket the judiciary too as it is in my country ..


E con be like say the electoral system of Namibia con worst pass that of my country or make i talk say na mate them be ..

14hours , some could not vote and sent home , ballot box and paper shortages ,scanner broke down etc were also my country electoral challenges hmmm .. but this one lamenting, if he's the one that won , he won't be saying all this . But sincerely those challenges needs to be tackled before elections ..

This is rubbish

A female President? spits

Not even the highly referenced USA have had a female President 250years after its independence

Nice one

EmperorCaesar:


This is rubbish

A female President? spits

Not even the highly referenced USA have had a female President 250years after its independence

Electing a female president is now a rubbish to you, you must be a misogynist, forget USA with their wahala

According to June 2024 data from U.N. Women, "113 countries worldwide have never had a woman serve as Head of State or Government." This means that among the 193 United Nations member states, at least 80 countries have had a female head of state or government.

Women have no place in leadership
They were created to be dominated not to dominate

Namibia will become a colony very soon

AchrafHakimi:
Women have no place in leadership
They were created to be dominated not to dominate

Namibia will become a colony very soon

Get away with your trashy patriacharl view! 🤷‍♂️
What would your mum say if she heard you spouting this nonsense?

Don't you think your mum would be disappointed in you for thinking women can't lead? I mean, she's probably worked hard to raise you and teach you to respect women, yeah? And this is how you repay her, by spouting misogynistic nonsense?

Poor woman deserves better than to have a son who thinks women are inferior. Now, I'm guessing she sacrificed a lot for you and taught you to be a decent person. And this is how you repay her. That's disrespectful!

God1000:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMCD5VD3vLE?si=c61t-XTb6JGLOwzD



https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yx0r14jrmo

Disputed by who? Person wan win Swapo before? Not in another 10 years.

Jennyclay will have an instant explosive orgasm on reading this. News like this turns her on
Who runs the world.....

Congratulations to Namibia. All the misogynists and red pill frustrated bitterleaf men can rest

Congrats to Namibia. We move

God1000:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMCD5VD3vLE?si=c61t-XTb6JGLOwzD



https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yx0r14jrmo

AchrafHakimi:
Women have no place in leadership
They were created to be dominated not to dominate

Namibia will become a colony very soon

No let Siofra catch you with this your comment oo

Everything in Africa is all about dispute, destruction of lives and properties,
I am not surprised they will always be in dispute .

its the end of them

Wow

They want to try new tin... if we embrace such mindset in Naija... notin bad in it tho

SAMBARRY:
Congratulations to Namibia. All the misogynists and red pill frustrated bitterleaf men can rest

its not about misogyny or being bitter. inherently females are not fit for leadership they use thier emotions to judge matters. nairaland female mods are an examples

The men got no balls in Namibia

Woman dey rule you. #spits

Congratulations to them. Our attempt at having a female speaker of the house ended at catastrophe because Nigeria women are too obsessed with money right from teenage years.

Just wondering how much better or worse off Nigeria would have been if Akunyili or Iweala ever led the nation for at least one term...!

64 years of males leading the nation... Yet we have continued to retrogress.

You are looking for women who will be using our foreign reserve to buy diamond bra and pant about? Continue you here.

God1000:
Congrats to her and the entire people of Namibia.


I think it's time to have a woman president in Nigeria, men have failed us

Congrat to her, all the good women who can be Nigeria female president don die finish na on mama, Prof okonjo iweala remain and I no sure if she go get interest because Nigeria problem too much.

EmperorCaesar:


This is rubbish

A female President? spits

Not even the highly referenced USA have had a female President 250years after its independence

Is this how u see ur mother?

Ur hatred is too much.

U are using America as an example why can't u use Margaret Thatcher of Blessed memory.

God1000:
Congrats to her and the entire people of Namibia.


I think it's time to have a woman president in Nigeria, men have failed us

I disagree to this.

Her Excellency

Next thing we will start hearing is LGBTQ. Any country where women are stronger than men always promote gay and lesbianism

Ebang over to you