Affirmative Repositioning (AR) party leader Job Amupanda has proposed the harmonisation of the Presidential and National Assembly elections and the Regional Councils and Local Authorities elections to reduce costs and increase voter turnout.
Churches and civil society organisations remain worried about the state of readiness of the Regional Councils and Local Authorities elections in November.
They, therefore, urged the Electoral Commission of Namibia to engage them and use the platforms available to create awareness on voter registration.
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) is conducting an 11-day training workshop in Otjiwarongo for regional electoral, information and technology, logistics, and returning officers ahead of the Regional Councils and Local Authorities elections scheduled for November this year.
The Swapo Party Regional Coordinator for ||Kharas Region has called on party members and supporters to intensify voter mobilisation efforts to regain lost constituencies and local authority seats in the November elections.
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has raised concern over the low turnout of eligible voters during the first week of the Supplementary Registration of Voters.
The supplementary voter registration, which began on August 4, has seen a total of 2,195 voters registered in the Oshikoto Region.
Participation in elections through voting remains the cornerstone of Namibia's democracy.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah amplified this message as she urged all eligible Namibians to turn up in numbers and register for the upcoming Regional Councils and Local Authorities elections.
Namibians are once again heading to the polls this November, this time to elect regional and local authority councillors.
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) is working around the clock to ensure that the Regional Councils and Local Authorities Election on 26 November runs smoothly.
The United Democratic Front (UDF) is striving to win four constituencies of the Erongo Region in the upcoming Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections in November.
Ongwediva Constituency Councillor Andreas Uutoni, who is also the Chairperson of the Oshana Regional Council, says he will not contest in the upcoming Regional Councils and Local Authorities election slated for November.
