The Venezuelan election observers say the participation in the democratic voting process by Namibians was a reaffirming of constitutional democracy.

The team leader, Erika Farias, said they witnessed content among the eligible voters to have a say in the affairs of their country.

The Venezuelan election observers, including officials from the United Socialist Party, said they had been to various polling stations and communities in Windhoek to observe the process.

It said despite the difference in population size of voters, there are similarities in the election process in that of Namibia and Venezuela.

"We saw that despite the fact that the vote here is manual, it looked like an easier process once the person got inside the booth. The difference is we have over 21 million registered voters, Namibia is a bit different, and our elections are a little bit different. Here you have the National Assembly elections and Presidential, while we have them separately."

With counting still underway, the Venezuelan Observer Mission is yet to share and compare notes with others.

In the interim, the Observer Mission advised that local electoral stakeholders consider finding ways to automate the entire electoral process.

"Once we have electronic voting systems, that makes the process a bit faster, that makes it certain that we do not have people standing in the lines for a long time, that may be a challenge. But the participation is there; automation may make it better, but the participation is there."

The strong interest expressed by the Namibian youth to participate in the election process has also impressed the Venezuelan election observer mission.

This is despite the growing global trend of disassociating the youth from socio-economic issues, which the team said is due to external influence.

The team advised that political parties continue engagements with the youth on issues that are of interest to them.

"As such, we need to now respect them and listen to them because they are the future, and by doing so we can provide them with the tools going forward."