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Des électeurs attendent l'ouverture d'un bureau de vote à Windhoek, <br> <br> 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 <br> <br> 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 labelled a "sham" by <br> <br> the opposition.<br> <br> <br> <br> Some people waited 12 hours in line to vote in presidential and legislative <br> <br> polls, billed as the toughest yet for the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) party, in power since Namibia's 1990 independence from South <br> <br> africa.<br> <br> <br> <br> Wednesday's queues were caused by many technical problems, including issues with tablets 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 <br> <br> 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 <br> <br> reopen, about 60 people showed up on Friday, including Kluivert <br> <br> Muuondjo who arrived at 4:30 am.<br> <br> <br> <br> The 21-year-old student said he had waited in line until 11:<br> <br> 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, le 29 <br> <br> novembre 2024 en Namibie<br> <br> <br> <br> "Everyone will have the chance to vote," he said. 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 <br> <br> with some calling for a halt in the electoral <br> <br> process.<br> <br> <br> <br> Opposition parties were scheduled to meet on Friday and issue <br> <br> 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 <br> <br> challenging support towards SWAPO which has ruled since 1990.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Its candidate, vice-president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who could <br> <br> become the first woman to lead the country if elected, could face an unprecedented second round <br> <br> 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 <br> <br> Engermund, who also said he couldn't vote 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 surf to my blog: <a href="https://Online-learning-initiative.org/wiki/index.php/Do_Away_With_%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%83%E0%B8%88_For_Good">ค่าพวงหรีด ลงบัญชีอย่างไร</a>