Sanday Chongo Kabange AfricaNews reporter in Lusaka, Zambia
Nambia's losing opposition political parties have filed a legal suit challenging the results of the recent general elections won by Hifikepunye Pohamba's South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO). At least nine out of the country's 14 opposition parties are calling for a recount of the ballot.
Activists have claimed that 180,000 voters were officially registered who did not actually exist.
Namibian journalist Chengetai Kusemoh has told Africa News by telephone from Windhoek, that a consortium of losing political parties have filed a joint legal suit in a Namibian court, asking the Electoral Commission of Namibia to carry out a recount of the ballots.
“They are saying that the results announced by the electoral commission did not match the number of the ballots cast in the last elections. The situation is very calm here although it looks like seven or nine of these political parties are very serious about the recount,” he said.
According to the results announced by the Electoral Commission of Nambia (ECN), four days after Namibia went to the polls for two days, Pohamba scooped 76.4% of presidential vote while his party, SWAPO got 74% of parliamentary vote from a total of 1.1 million registered voters.
Frontline opposition Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) party headed by Hidipo Hamutenya, won 11.3% of the vote.
The legal suit is expected to be heard anytime this week according to Kusemoh.
Nambia's losing opposition political parties have filed a legal suit challenging the results of the recent general elections won by Hifikepunye Pohamba's South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO). At least nine out of the country's 14 opposition parties are calling for a recount of the ballot.
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