Regional and local election dates announced

The Electoral Commission of Namibia has announced that the Regional Council and Local Authority elections will take place on November 26 and 27.

President Pohamba's new cabinet

Cabinet announced on March 21 2010

Prime Minister:  Nahas Angula

Six non-voting MPs appointed

President Pohamba has appointed six extra non-voting members to the National Assembly. In total, 67 MPs were sworn in on Friday March 19, although RDP (8), DTA (2) and Republican Party (1) MPs boycotted the ceremony as the dispute over the election results is still to be heard in the Supreme Court.

Statement from opposition parties

Opposition parties say they will appeal against the High Court's judgement dismissing their case in a statement released on March 7 2010.

Judge President Petrus Damaseb's judgement in the opposition vs. ECN case

You can read Judge President Damaseb's judgement here 

Judge Collins Parker's judgement in the opposition vs. ECN case

 You can read Judge Parker's judgement here.

Opposition application dismissed on technicalities

Both Judges Damaseb and Parker found technical issues to rule the opposition's application inadmissible. Essentially the opposition's lawyers didn't follow proper procedures on filing applications - coming 90 minutes after the deadline and then seeking to amplify points in the original submission later and in a manner not deemed acceptable. They also did not attempt to explain their failures to follow procedure by seeking the 'condonation' of the court.

Opposition loses election challenge case

The opposition's attempt to have the High Court order a new ballot or at least a recount of the November presidential and National Assembly votes was effectively thrown out of court today (March 4). Judge President Petrus Damaseb and Judge Collins Parker struck the case off the roll of the court and ordered the applicants (the opposition) to pay the costs of the respondents (the Electoral Commission of Namibia and Swapo).

The issues at stake

These are some of the crucial issues likely to be weighed by the court when assessing the merits of the opposition election application:

Ballot boxing stuffing

What the local observers said

Extracts from the preliminary statement of the Joint NANGOF Trust and SADC-CNGO Observer Mission in respect of the 2009 Namibian Presidential and National Assembly Elections. 

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