Namibia: SWAPO Mishandled VP Succession – Analysts

Political analyst Henning Melber says Swapo has put themselves in a difficult situation since “tampering” with the appropriate procedures to fill positions using proper elections.

His comments follow uncertainty about who will fill the vice president position vacated by Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who became party president over the weekend.

The matter of succession has been postponed; Swapo’s central committee has resolved to keep the position unoccupied until 2027. Melber argued this decision, to a…