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NAMIBIAN ELECTIONS

PHOTO ESSAY: Namibia votes in what is shaping up to be the country’s most contested election

More than 1.4 million Namibians were registered to vote in the country’s seventh presidential and 8th National Assembly elections on Wednesday. Those at the polls endured scorching heat and long queues. The final results are expected to be released on Thursday, 28 November 2024.
PHOTO ESSAY: Namibia votes in what is shaping up to be the country’s most contested election Voters queue in front of a large campaign banner at a rural polling station near Namibia’s capital, Windhoek. (Photo: Ernst Calitz)
Ernst Calitz
By Ernst Calitz
27 Nov 2024
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Voters brought chairs and umbrellas to help brave the scorching heat outside polling stations across Namibia. (Photo: Ernst Calitz)
Voters brought chairs and umbrellas to help them brave the scorching heat outside polling stations across Namibia. (Photo: Ernst Calitz)
Some voters started to line up at polling stations across Namibia on Tuesday night, 26 November. (Photo: Ernst Calitz)
Some voters started lining up at polling stations across Namibia on Tuesday night, 26 November 2024. (Photo: Ernst Calitz)
Voters were upbeat about the elections on Wednesday, 27 November 2024. (Photo: Ernst Calitz)
Voters were mostly upbeat about the elections in Namibia on Wednesday, 27 November 2024. (Photo: Ernst Calitz)
Voters endured long queues and scorching heat at polling stations across Namibia. (Photo: Ernst Calitz)<br>
Voters endured long queues and sweltering heat at polling stations across Namibia. (Photo: Ernst Calitz)
Voters endure long queues and scorching heat at polling stations across Namibia. (Photo: Ernst Calitz)
About 1.4 million people are registered to vote in Namibia, about half the population. (Photo: Ernst Calitz)
Namibians queue up inside a polling station, ready to cast their vote. (Photo: Ernst Calitz)
Namibians queue up inside a polling station, ready to cast their vote. (Photo: Ernst Calitz)
A voter‘s left thumb gets marked inside the polling station. (Photo: Ernst Calitz)
A voter’s left thumb gets marked inside the polling station. (Photo: Ernst Calitz)
A polling official prepares a ballot. (Photo: Ernst Calitz)
A polling official prepares a ballot. (Photo: Ernst Calitz)
A voter casts their marked National Assembly ballot in Namibia. (Photo: Ernst Calitz)
A voter casts their marked National Assembly ballot in Namibia. (Photo: Ernst Calitz)
Done! A voter holds their official voting card showing their marked thumb. (Photo: Ernst Calitz)
Done! A voter holds their official voting card and shows off their marked thumb. (Photo: Ernst Calitz)

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