Preparations for the upcoming by-election in the Kamanjab constituency are progressing smoothly, according to Elias Kandi, the returning officer from the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN).
A total of 94 election officials have been trained and grouped into 18 teams, ready for deployment on June 17.
The Landless People's Movement's (LPM) Fransiscus Khumub and his older brother, the Swapo Party's Moses Khumub, are the only two candidates to contest the Oshikoto Region's Guinas constituency by-election set for the 17th of January.
The Electoral Commission of Namibia has commended Namibians for participating in this year's elections peacefully and in numbers, which affirms the country's democratic maturity.
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.
14,203 local voters cast their votes at 33 polling stations across the country during the special voting held yesterday.
At Namibia's 35 diplomatic missions, 2,147 people cast their votes.
The Executive Committee Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission says one of the causes of poor voter turnout and a lack of public trust during elections in SADC member states is the toxicity on social media.
