The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has responded to claims regarding the deregistration of political parties.

In a midnight media statement, the ECN announced that the Democratic Party of Namibia, DPN, has joined the Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters, NEFF, and the Christian Democratic Voice, CDV, as a deregistered party.

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has deregistered two political parties and asked that the National Assembly withdraw MPs from those parties with immediate effect.

The ECN deregistered the two parties for allegedly not complying with provisions of the Electoral Act of 2014 as they relate to the submission of financial statements.

The two parties are the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) and the Christian Democratic Voice (CDV).