Amidst facing several corruption accusations, economic recession President Hage Geingob of Namibia has retained his term consecutively for the second time in the 2019 Presidential elections. The Electoral Commission of Namibia announced on November 30 announced that Geingob won by securing 56.3% vote share.
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There were about 1.3 million registered voters for which the turnout was 60%.
The president, Hage Geingob, received 56.3% of the votes while his opposition Panduleni Itula bagged 29%.
The elections were held for 96 parliamentary seats, in which the ruling party won 63 seats while the opposition Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) party secured 16 seats.
After the results were announced, Hage Geingob addressed the people of Namibia and said, ” I am proud of the fact that the elections were held free and fair, without any fights or attacks. People were able to cast their votes to the representatives of their choice.”
Opposition leader Venaani said that his party is considering approaching the courts over “anomalies and irregularities” during the election.
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Hage Gottfried Geingob is the third and current president of Namibia, in office since 21 March 2015. Geingob was the first Prime Minister of Namibia from 21 March 1990 to 28 August 2002, and served as Prime Minister again from 4 December 2012 to 21 March 2015. Between 2008 and 2012 Geingob served as Minister of Trade and Industry. He is also the current president of the ruling SWAPO Party since his election to the position in November 2017. More Info
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