The 72-year-old garnered 57% of the vote, securing her position as Namibia’s new leader and extending the ruling SWAPO (South West Africa People’s Organisation) party’s 34-year leadership since independence in 1990.
Her closest contender, Panduleni Itula, a 67-year-old dentist and leader of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), came second with 25.5%, a decrease from the 29% he achieved in 2019. SWAPO, Nandi-Ndaitwah’s party, won 53% of the parliamentary vote—its lowest share since Namibia’s independence—while IPC secured 20%, emerging as the second-largest party.
