The Electoral Commission of Namibia will announce the first official results of the Presidential and National Assembly Elections later this evening.
With extended voting still going on at identified polling stations until nine o'clock this evening, Namibians had been keenly awaiting results.
Omusati Electoral Officer Elizabeth Shiningayamwe has expressed concerns about the insufficient number of vehicles needed from the public for the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) during the Presidential and National Assembly Elections in her region.
The spokesperson of the polling officials who were threatening to boycott elections in the Kavango West Region if the ECN did not increase their training rate was informed by the Regional Electoral Officer, Elizabeth Visagie, that the commission would no longer be needing his services.
Some 5,042 police officers will be deployed to 2,521 polling teams, covering 4,677 polling stations countrywide, in preparation for the Presidential and National Assembly elections on Wednesday.
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), Dr. Elsie Nghikembua, says addressing the spread of fake news, disinformation, and misinformation should be a priority.
She said this phenomenon has become one of the biggest challenges to the management of elections.
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has pledged to fully cooperate with international and local observer missions as well as the media during the Presidential and National Assembly Elections.
1,000 polling officials are receiving training at Katima Mulilo as part of the preparations for the upcoming Presidential and National Assembly Elections.
About 400 election officials from the Tsumkwe and Grootfontein clusters are receiving training.
The training coincided with the issuing of duplicate voter cards for Grootfontein and Tsumkwe constituencies.
14,203 local voters cast their votes at 33 polling stations across the country during the special voting held yesterday.
At Namibia's 35 diplomatic missions, 2,147 people cast their votes.
In the Ohangwena Region, ECN Electoral Officer Henock Hanga was pleased that political parties' election observers executed their duties and observed the code of conduct.
