The Affirmative Repositioning (AR) Movement leader, Job Amupanda, has challenged the credibility of the 2024 Presidential and National Assembly elections, alleging they were neither free nor fair.

Dr. Amupanda indicated that President Nangolo Mbumba ought to have declared the extended voting days as public holidays, saying that the decision inconvenienced voters. 

At a media conference held at its headquarters, the AR leader announced that the movement's leadership plans to pursue legal action to address these grievances.

Dr. Amupanda criticised the Electoral Commission of Namibia, accusing the electoral body of mishandling key aspects of the elections and undermining the democratic process.

He also lamented a lack of response to individual complaints.

"The journalist is not asking for their own entertainment, or they are not asking questions for their families; they are questions for them to be answered. Section 64 of the Electoral Act states that any polling day so determined by the President is a public holiday. So once the President has declared a polling day, that day becomes a public holiday."

He argued that the elections were far from free and fair, attributing this to ECN's decision-making, accusing the commission of creating barriers to voting by failing to ensure adequate facilities and resources at polling stations.

Criticism was also levelled against ECN for extending polling hours and announcing these in the middle of the night. 

Dr. Ampunada called the timing "impractical and exclusionary," saying that many potential voters have been prevented from participating in this democratic process.

He, in the same vein, questioned the ECN's choice of polling locations, particularly in remote areas such as Omboto. 

He described these locations as "inaccessible," arguing that the decisions failed to consider the realities faced by rural voters.