Parliamentary setback
"I am just a proud Namibian that we could have free and fair elections, no fighting, no attacking each other, free movement was allowed," said President Geingob after the result was announced. His main rival Mr Itula is also a Swapo member, but stood as an independent, The official opposition candidate - McHenry Venaani of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) - finished third with 5.3%. He said he was considering legal action over what he called "anomalies and irregularities" in the election. Namibia uses electronic voting machines, and Mr Venaani went to court shortly before the election, arguing they were open to manipulation. The court, however, rejected his case. In parliamentary elections, Swapo lost its two-thirds majority in the 96-member chamber, winning 63 seats instead of its previous 77. The PDM won 16 seats, increasing its total by 11.DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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