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

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. 

The tendered vote once again raised questions following the 2009 Presidential and National Assembly elections on November 27 and 28.

Tendered ballots have long been a source of some controversy in Namibian elections and one of the international observer missions, following the elections of November, went as far as calling for a “review” of the use of tendered votes in such important elections.

A sense of palpable deja vu must be shadowing Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) corridors in the tumultuous wake of last November's Presidential and National Assembly elections.

The High Court on Thursday ruled in favour of nine opposition parties who had sought access to election materials so that they could conduct an independent audit of November's Presidential and National Assembly elections results.

The hearing of the application to have Electoral Commission of Namibia documentation related to November's elections handed over to nine opposition political parties was postponed to next Tuesday in the High Court on Friday.

With the election imminent, it is important that all members of society, not just politicians and political parties, act responsibly and adhere to the principles of political tolerance.

The Congress of Democrats (CoD) 2009 party manifesto declares that now is the time for change, by outlining reasons why it should be elected to power.

The manifesto opens with a letter by CoD president Ben Ulenga, which catalogues the scale of problems facing Namibia – lack of jobs, poverty, education, corruption and crime. And he stresses, “There is not time to lose. Now is the time for change”

The two slogans of the manifesto are ‘It’s time for change’ and ‘Together, we can do better’. The document emphasises the following commitments, among others:

With Namibia's National Assembly and Presidential elections around the corner the issue of equitable women's representation at the highest levels of political decision-making has been placed at the centre of the election agenda.