Namibia election: president wins second term despite scandal and recession

Hage Geingob re-elected but ruling party takes hit at the polls, with two-thirds parliamentary majority whittled down

Namibia’s president has won another term but the longtime ruling party has lost its powerful two-thirds majority in its most challenging election since independence nearly 30 years ago.

The southern African nation’s electoral commission said on Saturday that the president, Hage Geingob, received 56% of the vote while opposition challenger Panduleni Itula had 29%.

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