Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been elected Namibia’s President and will be the country’s first female leader, results released by the country’s electoral commission show.
The 72-year-old won with 57 percent of the vote, according to official results declared on Tuesday by the electoral commission, flouting predictions that she might be forced into a run-off.
A dedicated SWAPO party loyalist.She joined politics at the age of 14 participating in the resistance against South African rule which was responsible for apartheid
“The Namibian nation has voted for peace and stability,” Nandi-Ndaitwah said after being declared president-elect.
A dedicated SWAPO party loyalist. She joined politics at the age of 14 participating in the resistance against South African rule which was responsible for apartheid.
