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Des électeurs attendent l'ouverture d'un bureau de vote <br> <br> 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 after a chaotic election, set to test the ruling party's 34-year grip on power, was marred by technical problems.<br> <br> <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 <br> <br> labelled a "sham" by the opposition.<br> <br> <br> <br> Some people waited 12 hours in line to vote in presidential and legislative polls, billed as the toughest yet for the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) <br> <br> party, in power since Namibia's 1990 independence from South africa.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Wednesday's queues were caused by many technical problems, including issues with tablets <br> <br> used to register voters and shortages of ballot papers.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> In some cases, torches used to show up invisible ink had run out of batteries and mobile voting teams had <br> <br> left 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 vote for a second time, giving Namibians until Saturday evening to vote.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> In the capital Windhoek, at the only polling station picked to reopen, about 60 <br> <br> people showed up on Friday, including Kluivert Muuondjo who arrived <br> <br> at 4:30 am.<br> <br> <br> <br> The 21-year-old student said he had waited in line until <br> <br> 11:00 pm on Wednesday but left before being able to vote as he had exams the <br> <br> next day.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Des électeurs attendent l'ouverture d'un bureau de vote à Windhoek,<br> <br> le 29 novembre 2024 en Namibie<br> <br> <br> <br> "Everyone will have the chance to vote," he said. But because <br> <br> 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 <br> <br> halt in the electoral process.<br> <br> <br> <br> Opposition parties were scheduled to meet on Friday and issue a joint <br> <br> statement, according to Christine Aochamus who represents the Independent <br> <br> Patriots for Change (IPC) party.<br> <br> <br> <br> Youth unemployment, enduring inequalities and the emergence of <br> <br> a generation born after independence are challenging <br> <br> support towards SWAPO which has ruled since 1990.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Its candidate, vice-president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who <br> <br> 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," said voter Ensley Engermund, who also said he couldn't vote <br> <br> on Wednesday because of long queues despite trying four different polling stations.<br> <br> <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> Feel free to visit my page ค่าจัดดอกไม้งานศพ ( http://299a15ywuag9Yca76m.net/bbs/board.php?bo_table=free&wr_id=48353 - http://xn--299a15ywuag9Yca76m.net/bbs/board.php?bo_table=free&wr_id=48353 )