Smooth start to Guinas Constituency by-elections

NAMPA

2025-01-17

TSINTSABIS, 17 January 2025- Voters from Tsintsabis in Guinas Constituency in the Oshikoto Region queuing up for the constituency by-election. (Photo by: Linea Dishena) NAMPA

TSINTSABIS, 17 JAN (NAMPA) – Voting in the Guinas Constituency by-election was off to a smooth start on Friday, with strong turnout observed early in the day, particularly among elderly voters.
Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) officials reported that everything went according to plan, with voting starting promptly at 07h00 at the five fixed and four mobile polling stations.
The by-election follows the passing of former Guinas Constituency C...

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TSINTSABIS, 17 January 2025 - An elderly voter from Tsintsabis casts his vote in the Guinas Constituency by-election. (Photo by: Linea Dishena) NAMPA

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