Various opposition political parties gathered in Windhoek ahead of the High Court hearing on the National Assembly election dispute tomorrow and expressed their support for the cases filed by the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) and the Landless People's Movement (LPM).
Gathered at Parliament in the conference room were about seven political parties, all sharing similar sentiments.
Henk Mudge, leader of the Republican Party, decried the elections as "blatantly rigged,"
He said that his party had considered legal action clarifying that the RP supports the court challenge as applicants, not respondents, and criticised the Electoral Commission of Namibia for deliberate actions to disenfranchise voters.
He claimed that thousands of votes disappeared into thin air, adding that the situation has damaged Namibia's international reputation.
"Elections in this country have been rigged from and since independence. I've been involved in the elections and I saw. The only problem was that we never had the money to make court cases except in 2004 when we were winning the court case, but we ran out of funds. From our side, what was a clear indication of the rigging of this election, apart from what was so obvious, you know, from the Republican Party side, we, just to explain to you, we enrolled over 40,000 new members last year. Not 4,000, 40,000. We expected between 5 and 7 seats in Parliament, and then we got one."
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) also pledged its support to the court challenge, with Secretary-General Immanuel Ngaringombe noting the party's role as "silent respondents."
He said fairness and transparency are of utmost importance, expressing hope that the court proceedings would restore faith in Namibia's democratic processes.
"The members of the PDM and the Namibian public at large should know that we are in solidarity. This case is not only solidarity, but it's touching all of us directly. Therefore, we are supporting the IPC."
The All People's Party (APP) joined the growing chorus of dissent, demanding a fair and objective judgment.
The party representative said he would not recognise any government emerging from what he termed an illegitimate electoral process.
Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) president Mike Kavekotora alleged foreign interference in Namibia's elections and described the process as "an allocation of votes" rather than a fair contest.
He said that Namibian laws and the Constitution were blatantly violated, further accusing those in power of having taken it upon themselves to wield it.
"Many of us. With our meagre resources, we canvassed a lot of support. I think anybody with a proper mind would realise that what actually transpired in this election was not the outcome of a free, fair, credible election. I will call it an allocation of votes."
Michael Amushelelo of the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) accused the ECN of orchestrating a predetermined outcome, claiming Namibia has shifted from democracy to kleptocracy.
A full bench of the High Court is scheduled to hear the challenge of the National Assembly elections tomorrow, while a date for the presidential challenge will be set by the Supreme Court on 03 February.