The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has denied claims that it deliberately blocked the Landless People's Movement's (LPM) nominations for local authority elections.

The Chief Electoral Officer, Peter Shaama, in a statement, asserted that the ECN's actions during the nomination period for the Regional Councils and Local Authorities elections were conducted strictly in accordance with the law, ensuring impartiality and compliance with established procedures.

The ECN stated that the Political Party and Candidate Management (PPCM) system, which was launched in 2024 as an administrative tool intended to aid the Commission, political parties, and candidates in optimising the nomination process, minimising paperwork, and improving due diligence, has been effective. 

Shaama added that the LPM successfully submitted nominations for some regional councils' elections and some local authorities' elections that were ready by the 11:00 deadline on 16 October 2025, using the PPCM portal.

However, some of LPM's local authorities' submissions were non-compliant in that they failed to meet the legal requirements concerning gender proportionality or the allocation of the correct number of candidates as required by law.

The Commission states that the deadline for nominations was 11 a.m. on October 16, 2025, and that the LPM did not submit nominations for the local authorities of Rehoboth, Tses, Luderitz, Bethanie, Stampriet, Aranos, and Berseba.