Thousands of Namibians queued to have their say in general elections.. Logistical issues held up the scheduled closure of pivotal presidential and legislative polls. The vote was held as the ruling party SWAPO faced its strongest challenge yet in 34 years since independence from South African rule. This time around Swapo, whose roots are in the young country’s independence struggle, fielded vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah who stood to become the country and region’s first female leader.
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Namibia votes for new president and parliament as ruling party faces thoughest race yet
