Namibia: Supreme Court Dismisses Presidential Election Challenge

Five judges of the Supreme Court have unanimously dismissed an attempt to have Namibia’s 2024 presidential election declared invalid and have a fresh election held.

The court dismissed the poll challenge of Independent Patriots for Change leader Panduleni Itula and Landless People’s Movement leader Bernadus Swartbooi in a judgement delivered on Friday morning.

Chief justice Peter Shivute, who read a summary of the court’s 80-page judgement, said the court found that president Nangolo Mumba had the…