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Namibia elects Nandi-Ndaitwah as first female president

BY REUTERS Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of Namibia’s ruling SWAPO party has been elected president and will be the country’s first female leader, results released by the country’s electoral commission showed on Tuesday. Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, is the current vice president. Her victory will extend SWAPO’s 34 years in power since it led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990. She received roughly 57% of valid votes in the presidential race, according to a breakdown given by the Electoral Commission of Namibia. Nandi-Ndaitwah needed to secure more than 50% of the votes to secure a win. “The Namibian nation has voted for peace and stability,” Nandi-Ndaitwah said after being declared president-elect. She joined SWAPO in the 1960s when it was fighting […] The post Namibia elects Nandi-Ndaitwah as first female president first appeared on 93.3 KFM.

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