Namibia votes for president and the chance for its first female leader
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — A 72-year-old woman who joined Namibia's independence movement in the 1970s is a strong contender to become its first female leader as the country votes in a presidential election on Wednesday.
Namibia's presidential, National Assembly elections kick off
Namibia's eighth presidential and National Assembly elections kicked off early on Wednesday, with 15 presidential candidates and 21 political parties vying for leadership.
Namibia votes with ruling party seeking to extend 34-year rule
Namibians go to the polls on Wednesday to elect a new president and parliament in what could be a tough election for the ruling SWAPO party, which is seeking to extend its 34-year rule.
Namibians Vote in Sternest Test Yet for Swapo’s 35-Year Rule
Namibians lined up from late Tuesday to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections that are expected to be the sternest test yet for the party that has led the sparsely populated southeast African nation since independence in 1990.
Namibia's Crucial Election: A Test for SWAPO's Long Reign
Namibians are heading to the polls to elect a new president and parliament, presenting a challenge to the ruling SWAPO party. With high unemployment and corruption allegations causing disenchantment,
Namibia votes with ruling party facing its toughest race yet
Namibia's vice president was among the first voters in elections Wednesday that could see her become the desert nation's first woman leader, even as her ruling SWAPO party faces a
Namibia's Ruling Party Nervous As Country Heads To Polls
Namibia's ruling South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) -- which has been in power since independence -- fears the same fate as other liberation-era parties crushed in elections across the region when the country goes to the polls Wednesday.
Namibia to vote in toughest election yet for ruling party
Namibians will vote on Wednesday in what is expected to be the most competitive election yet for the ruling SWAPO party, which has governed the southern African nation for 34 years.
Is Namibia going to elect its first female leader?
If things work out as Namibia’s long-time governing party hopes, the country will be electing its first female head of state this week. But a mood of disillusionment with liberation movements in southern Africa, coupled with the anti-incumbency feeling in many parts of the world, may pose a threat to what would be an historic achievement.
Namibia votes and could have its first female leader. But election upsets have shaken the region
A 72-year-old woman who joined Namibia's underground independence movement in the 1970s is a strong contender to become its first female leader as the country voted Wednesday in a presidential election.
Namibia votes for new president in most competitive election in decades
By Nyasha Nyaungwa WINDHOEK (Reuters) -Voters waited in long queues outside polling stations in Namibia's capital Windhoek on Wednesday morning to cast their ballots for a new president and parliament in what could be a tough election to win for the ruling SWAPO party.
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Namibia prepares for a choice by mostly young, mostly women voters
Almost a million of the registered voters for Namibia's general elections on Wednesday are below the age of 42, and there are ...