Namibia’s Supreme Court on Friday rejected an opposition challenge to last year’s presidential election, paving the way for ruling party candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to take office next month.
The South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO), which has governed Namibia for over three decades, secured victory in both the presidential and parliamentary elections in November last year.
Chief Justice Peter Shivute ruled that the extension of voting was lawful and dismissed the case brought by the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), which finished second in the polls.
IPC leader and former presidential candidate Panduleni Itula said his party accepted the ruling.
Nandi-Ndaitwah is set to be sworn in as Namibia’s first female president on March 21.
