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Des électeurs attendent l'ouverture d'un bureau <br> <br> de vote à Windhoek, le 29 novembre 2024 en Namibie<br> <br> <br> <br> Namibians returned to vote on Friday in 36 polling stations reopened two days <br> <br> after a chaotic election, set to test the ruling party's 34-year grip on power, was marred by technical <br> <br> problems.<br> <br> <br> <br> Tensions are mounting in the historically stable and peaceful southern African nation where Wednesday's election was marked by long delays and labelled a "sham" by the opposition.<br> <br> <br> <br> Some people waited 12 hours in line to vote in presidential <br> <br> and legislative polls, billed as the toughest yet for the South West Africa <br> <br> People's Organisation (SWAPO) party, in power since Namibia's 1990 <br> <br> independence from South africa.<br> <br> <br> <br> Wednesday's queues were caused by many technical problems, including <br> <br> issues with tablets used to register voters and shortages of ballot <br> <br> papers.<br> <br> <br> <br> In some cases, torches used to show up invisible ink had run out of batteries and mobile voting teams had left <br> <br> areas with voters still in the queues, it said.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Facing criticism from both voters and parties, the electoral commission extended the <br> <br> vote for a second time, giving Namibians until Saturday evening to <br> <br> vote.<br> <br> <br> <br> In the capital Windhoek, at the only polling station picked to reopen, about 60 people showed up on Friday, <br> <br> including Kluivert Muuondjo who arrived at 4:30 am.<br> <br> <br> <br> The 21-year-old student said he had waited in line until 11:00 pm on Wednesday but left before being able to vote as he had exams the next day.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Des électeurs attendent l'ouverture d'un bureau de vote à Windhoek, le 29 novembre 2024 en Namibie<br> <br> <br> <br> "Everyone will have the chance to vote," he said.<br> <br> But because Namibians can vote at any given polling station, he was worried "everyone will flock to one place again."<br> <br> <br> <br> The disarray led to angry complaints from opposition parties with some calling for a halt <br> <br> in the electoral process.<br> <br> <br> <br> Opposition parties were scheduled to meet on Friday <br> <br> and issue a joint statement, according to Christine Aochamus who represents the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) party.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Youth unemployment, enduring inequalities and the emergence of a generation born after independence are challenging support towards SWAPO which has ruled since 1990.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Its candidate, vice-president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah,<br> <br> who could become the first woman to lead the country if elected, could face an unprecedented second <br> <br> round in the mineral rich country.<br> <br> <br> <br> "To open only one place in Khomas (the region of which the capital is part of) is absurd," <br> <br> said voter Ensley Engermund, who also said he couldn't vote on Wednesday because of long queues despite trying four <br> <br> different polling stations.<br> <br> <br> <br> "Only 1.5 millions voters are registered and we get this chaos?" asked the 49-year-old security agent.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> "It was to get people frustrated."<br> <br> <br> <br> Also visit my web page - <a href="https://ecommk.com/question/what-you-should-have-asked-your-teachers-about-%e0%b8%8a%e0%b9%88%e0%b8%ad%e0%b8%94%e0%b8%ad%e0%b8%81%e0%b9%84%e0%b8%a1%e0%b9%89%e0%b8%aa%e0%b8%a3%e0%b9%89%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%87%e0%b8%84%e0%b8%a7%e0%b8%b2/">ดอกไม้สีหวานสวยงาม</a>