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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 after a <br> <br> chaotic election, set to test the ruling party's 34-year grip <br> <br> on power, was marred by technical problems.<br> <br> <br> <br> Tensions are mounting in the historically stable and peaceful <br> <br> southern African nation where Wednesday's election was marked by long delays and labelled <br> <br> a "sham" by the opposition.<br> <br> <br> <br> Some people waited 12 hours in line to vote in presidential and <br> <br> legislative polls, billed as the toughest yet for the South <br> <br> West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) party, in power since Namibia's 1990 independence from South africa.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Wednesday's queues were caused by many technical <br> <br> 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 <br> <br> and mobile voting teams had left areas with voters still in the queues, it said.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Facing criticism from both voters and parties, <br> <br> the electoral commission extended the vote for a second time, giving Namibians until Saturday <br> <br> evening to vote.<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 Muuondjo who arrived at <br> <br> 4:30 am.<br> <br> <br> <br> The 21-year-old student said he had waited in line <br> <br> 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 <br> <br> vote à Windhoek, le 29 novembre 2024 en Namibie<br> <br> <br> <br> "Everyone will have the chance to vote," he said. But because Namibians <br> <br> 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 <br> <br> a halt in the electoral process.<br> <br> <br> <br> Opposition parties were scheduled to meet on Friday and issue a joint statement, according <br> <br> 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 <br> <br> of a generation born after independence are challenging support towards SWAPO which <br> <br> has ruled since 1990.<br> <br> <br> <br> Its candidate, vice-president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who could become the first <br> <br> woman to lead the country if elected, could face an unprecedented second round in the <br> <br> 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 <br> <br> said he couldn't vote on Wednesday because of long <br> <br> 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 ดอกไม้สำหรับขอโทษ - https://ecommk.com/question/three-super-useful-ideas-to-enhance-%e0%b8%aa%e0%b9%88%e0%b8%87%e0%b8%94%e0%b8%ad%e0%b8%81%e0%b9%84%e0%b8%a1%e0%b9%89%e0%b8%97%e0%b8%b1%e0%b9%88%e0%b8%a7%e0%b8%81%e0%b8%a3%e0%b8%b8%e0%b8%87%e0%b9%80/