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Des électeurs attendent l'ouverture d'un bureau de vote à Windhoek,<br>
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le 29 novembre 2024 en Namibie<br>
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Namibians returned to vote on Friday in 36 polling stations <br>
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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>
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Tensions are mounting in the historically stable and peaceful southern African nation where Wednesday's election was marked <br>
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by long delays and labelled a "sham" by the opposition.<br>
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Some people waited 12 hours in line to vote in presidential <br>
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and legislative polls, billed as the toughest yet for the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) party, <br>
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in power since Namibia's 1990 independence <br>
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from South africa.<br>
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Wednesday's queues were caused by many technical problems, including issues with tablets used <br>
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to register voters and shortages of ballot papers.<br>
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In some cases, torches used to show up invisible ink had run out <br>
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of batteries and mobile voting teams had left areas with voters still in the queues, it said.<br>
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Facing criticism from both voters and parties, the electoral commission extended the vote for a second time, giving Namibians <br>
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In the capital Windhoek, at the only polling station picked to reopen, about 60 people showed up on Friday, including Kluivert Muuondjo who arrived at 4:30 am.<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 <br>
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able to vote as he had exams the next day.<br>
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Des électeurs attendent l'ouverture d'un bureau de vote à Windhoek, <br>
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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 <br>
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worried "everyone will flock to one place again."<br>
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The disarray led to angry complaints from opposition parties with some calling for a halt in the electoral <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 <br>
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(IPC) party.<br>
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Youth unemployment, enduring inequalities and the emergence of a generation born after independence are <br>
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challenging support towards SWAPO which has ruled <br>
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since 1990.<br>
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Its candidate, vice-president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who could become the first woman to lead the <br>
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country if elected, could face an unprecedented second round in the mineral 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 Ensley <br>
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Engermund, who also said he couldn't vote on Wednesday because of long queues despite trying <br>
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four different polling stations.<br>
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"Only 1.5 millions voters are registered and we get this chaos?" asked the <br>
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49-year-old security agent.<br>
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"It was to get people frustrated."<br>
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