NDF chief says polling stations insufficient for special voting

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2024-11-13

WINDHOEK, 13 November 2024 - Uniformed personnel queuing up at Van Rhyn Primary School in Windhoek for special voting. (Photo by: Justina Shuumbwa) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 13 NOV (NAMPA) – The Chief of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF), Air Marshal Martin Pinehas has expressed concern over the limited number of polling stations allocated for special voting by the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN).
Pinehas, who on Wednesday voted at one of only two polling stations in Windhoek, told Nampa there should have been more stations due to the large number of uniformed personnel.
“What should happen is that we...

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