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Namibia Elects Its First Female President, Marking Historic Milestone for Nation

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The presidential and National Assembly (the lower chamber of Namibia's parliament) elections were held in Namibia on November 27. 04.12.2024, Sputnik Africa

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Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of the ruling SWAPO party has been elected president of Namibia with 57.31% of the vote, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) declared on Tuesday.Out of a total of 21 political parties that contested the parliamentary elections, the SWAPO party won 51 seats out of 96 elected on party lists in the National Assembly, the ECN noted in a report.

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Namibia Elects Its First Female President, Marking Historic Milestone for Nation

11:02 04.12.2024

© AP Photo / Esther MbatheraNamibia's president-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, of the ruling South West Africa People's Organization, (SWAPO) waves as she casts her vote in a presidential election in Windhoek, Namibia, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024.

Namibia's president-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, of the ruling South West Africa People's Organization, (SWAPO) waves as she casts her vote in a presidential election in Windhoek, Namibia, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 04.12.2024

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The presidential and National Assembly (the lower chamber of Namibia's parliament) elections were held in Namibia on November 27.

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of the ruling SWAPO party has been elected president of Namibia with 57.31% of the vote, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) declared on Tuesday.

"The Namibian nation has voted for peace and stability," the president-elect said in an address to the nation following the announcement of the election results.

Out of a total of 21 political parties that contested the parliamentary elections, the SWAPO party won 51 seats out of 96 elected on party lists in the National Assembly, the ECN noted in a report.

Vice President of Namibia, Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at the Broadcast and Digital Media Convention Africa 2024 in Swakopmund, Namibia. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 09.10.2024

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