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Des électeurs attendent l'ouverture d'un bureau de vote à Windhoek, le 29 novembre 2024 en Namibie<br>
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Namibians returned to vote on Friday in 36 polling <br>
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stations reopened two days after a chaotic election, set to test the ruling party's 34-year grip on power, <br>
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was marred by technical problems.<br>
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Tensions are mounting in the historically stable and peaceful southern African nation where <br>
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Wednesday's election was marked by long delays <br>
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and labelled a "sham" by the opposition.<br>
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Some people waited 12 hours in line to vote in presidential and legislative polls, <br>
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billed as the toughest yet for the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) party, in power since Namibia's 1990 <br>
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independence from South africa.<br>
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Wednesday's queues were caused by many technical problems, including issues with tablets used to register voters and shortages of ballot <br>
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papers.<br>
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In some cases, torches used to show up invisible ink had run out of batteries and mobile voting teams had left areas with voters still in the queues, it <br>
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Facing criticism from both voters and parties, the electoral commission extended the vote for a second <br>
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In the capital Windhoek, at the only polling station picked to reopen, about 60 people showed up on Friday, <br>
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including Kluivert Muuondjo who arrived at 4:<br>
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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 <br>
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Des électeurs attendent l'ouverture d'un bureau de vote à <br>
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Windhoek, le 29 novembre 2024 en Namibie<br>
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"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>
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The disarray led to angry complaints from opposition parties <br>
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with some calling for a halt in the electoral process.<br>
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Opposition parties were scheduled to meet on Friday and issue a joint statement, <br>
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according to Christine Aochamus who represents the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) party.<br>
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Youth unemployment, enduring inequalities and the emergence of a <br>
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generation born after independence are challenging support towards SWAPO which <br>
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has ruled since 1990.<br>
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Its candidate, vice-president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who <br>
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could become the first woman to lead the country if elected, could <br>
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face an unprecedented second round in the mineral <br>
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rich country.<br>
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"To open only one place in Khomas (the region of which the capital is part of) is absurd," said voter <br>
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Ensley Engermund, who also said he couldn't vote on Wednesday because <br>
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of long queues despite trying four different polling stations.<br>
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"Only 1.5 millions voters are registered and we get this chaos?" asked the 49-year-old security agent.<br>
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"It was to get people frustrated."<br>
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