Vice-president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah avoids runoff vote, as win extends Swapo party's 34-year hold on power Namibia 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 cou...
Vice-president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah avoids runoff vote, as win extends Swapo party's 34-year hold on power Namibia 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 cou...
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