Namibia elects first female president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah – Times of India
Namibia's vice president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, of the ruling South West Africa People's Organization, (SWAPO) waves as she casts her vote in a presidential election in Windhoek, Namibia. (Picture credit: AP) Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Namibia's vice president, has been elected as the country's first female president, continuing the ruling SWAPO party's 34-year dominance. Official results released on Tuesday showed she secured 57 per cent of valid votes, surpassing the required 50 per cent threshold to avoid a runoff, as reported by Reuters.Nandi-Ndaitwah’s victory solidifies SWAPO’s hold on power since Namibia gained independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990. Her primary challenger, Panduleni Itula of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), received 26 per cent of the votes. The ...