Independent candidates managed to scoop three constituencies in the Kavango regions during the recently concluded Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections. 

There has been a rise in the number of independent candidates in the country. 

Of the 752,43 voters registered for the local authority election, only 272,942—representing 36.29%—cast their ballots. 
Ballots rejected were 3,512. 

 The Swapo Party secured 52.40% of the votes. IPC came in second with 15.01%, while LPM followed with 5.85%. 

The 2025 Regional Councils and Local Authority Election recorded low turnout.

Over 1.4 million voters were registered for the regional council elections, but only 609,000, representing 40.7%, voted, while over 5,000 ballots were rejected. 

In line with the Electoral Law, special voting is allowed for a certain category of voters to cast their votes outside the regular polling day.  

Special voting for the Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections will be conducted on Monday, 24 November.