The Landless People’s Movement’s (LPM) Fransiscus Khumub and his older brother, the Swapo Party’s Moses Khumub, are the only two candidates to contest the Oshikoto Region’s Guinas constituency by-election set for the 17th of January. The Electoral Commission of Namibia’s (ECN) returning officer for the Guinas constituency, Sion Shikufinde, informed NAMPA that they are well […]
Swapo Party Secretary General Sofia Shaningwa has issued a formal response to two court cases filed by the Independent Patriots for Change seeking to nullify the results of Namibia’s Presidential and National Assembly Elections held in late November 2024. In her court submission, Shaningwa argued that the IPC’s failure to include the concerned returning officers […]
The Electoral Commission of Namibia says the preparation for the Guinas Constituency by-election in the Oshikoto Region is on course as per the electoral schedule. The Corporate Communications and Marketing Manager at ECN De wet Siluka says only two parties will be contesting the Guinas Constituency by-elections slated for 17 January 2025. The two parties […]
The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) has filed notices against the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), alleging widespread irregularities in the recent Presidential and National Assembly elections. The party’s president, Panduleni Itula, called the conduct of the ECN a disgrace and a violation of the rule of law and wants the results declared invalid, unlawful, […]
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) says it is prepared to provide answers to questions emanating from the November 27th national elections as well as the inspection of non-sensitive election materials. The inspection of election material came after the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) and the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) approached the Electoral Court to […]
The inspection of voting material used during the National Assembly election held last month continues at the Electoral Commission of Namibia’s headquarters. ECN Commissioner Pius Iikwambi says the process is proceeding smoothly so far and expressed confidence they will be done by 17:00 today. The ECN prepared and made available information from over 2,500 teams […]
The inspection process of material used in the National Assembly Elections kicked off at the Electoral Commission of Namibia headquarters in Windhoek this morning. The inspection comes after an Electoral Court ruling, ordering that the material be inspected over a period of two days that is the 18th and 19th of December. The Electoral Court […]
The Electoral Court is set to hear arguments from the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) and the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) on Friday. Both parties have taken legal action against the Electoral Commission of Namibia, seeking permission to inspect election materials following the recent presidential and National Assembly elections. The elections, held between November 27 […]
Registered political parties and prospective independent candidates have been reminded that the nomination process for the Guinas Constituency by-election in the Oshikoto Region has commenced. The process started on the 6th of December and will run until the 21st of December at eleven o’clock in the morning. The Electoral Commission of Namibia urged independent candidates […]
The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) has expressed alarm over reports that the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) is summoning IPC polling agents to warehouses or police stations for the purpose of reopening ballot boxes from the recent elections. In a letter seen by the nbc, the IPC has confirmed receiving such reports from various […]
