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If she becomes president, Nandi-Ndaitwah would follow in the footsteps of Liberia’s Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who made history when she became the continent’s first elected female president in 2005, as well as Malawi’s Joyce Banda and Samba Pranza of the Central African Republic.
Namibia may get its first female president if Southern Africa’s Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah wins the election. The election will take place today. At least 1.4 million people, or about half of the population, have registered to vote in the elections. For this election, 15 political party representatives are in the fray.
Candidates are appealing to voters to come out and exercise their franchise to elect a strong proactive president. Results from special early polls held for Namibia‘s foreign missions, seamen, and security services announced by the Electoral Commission of Namibia this month indicate Nandi-Ndaitwah and her party, the South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO), are in the lead.
SWAPO has governed the southwest African country since its independence from South Africa’s apartheid minority government in 1990. But in 2019, the party lost its two-thirds majority in the National Assembly for the first time since 1994. Its dismal electoral performance has been widely attributed to allegations of corruption and money laundering in the Namibian fishing industry.
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If she becomes president, Nandi-Ndaitwah would follow in the footsteps of Liberia’s Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who made history when she became the continent’s first elected female president in 2005, as well as Malawi’s Joyce Banda and Samba Pranza of the Central African Republic.
