WINDHOEK, March 2 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The Supreme Court of Namibia authorized the rise to power of the elected president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, after dismissing the challenge to the results of the general elections of last December.
Opposition groups filed an appeal against the victory of the Swapo party candidates for both the presidency and the parliament, arguing that the voting was flawed and extended for several days.
The presidency of the Supreme Court ruled that the extension of the vote did not violate the law and declared invalid, the claim of the Independent Patriots for Change party.
The Swapo (South West African People’s Organization) party, that has ruled the country since its independence in 1995, has its origins in the liberation movement that fought against the regime installed in Namibia by the racist South African government .
Mrs. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, 66, joined Swapo as a teenager, and after independence held several government posts; she is the first Namibian woman to become president of the country.
Nandi-Ndaitwah will be sworn in on March 21, 2025 as the country’s first female head of state.
Over one million Namibians, 73% of registered voters, cast their vote in the country’s 2024 national assembly and presidential elections.
Nandi-Ndaitwah scored 57.3% in the presidential vote, which is slightly more than the 56.3% President Geingob received five years ago. — NNN-PRENSA LATINA
