The 2025 Regional Councils and Local Authority Election recorded low turnout.
Over 1.4 million voters were registered for the regional council elections, but only 609,000, representing 40.7%, voted, while over 5,000 ballots were rejected.
The German Embassy in Windhoek has announced the financial support of over N$4,000,000 for the major repair and rehabilitation of the historic Alte Feste building in Windhoek.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Namibians have once again demonstrated their commitment to democracy, praising the peaceful and orderly conduct of the Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections.
Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) Chairperson Dr. Elsie Nghikembua shared the final batch of results for the 2025 Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections.
Of the 1,499,499 voters registered for the Regional Council elections, 609,000 voted, representing a 40.7% turnout.
The Speaker of the Zambian Parliament, Nelly Mutti, has declared late Edgar Lungu's daughter Tasila's parliamentary seat vacant.
Lungu, an elected MP for Chawama Constituency, has been missing sittings since her father died in South Africa.
