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SWAPO survives regional onslaught against legacy parties

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SWAPO revived and ushered in the first female President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

As winds of political change ravaged through Southern Africa uprooting legacy political parties and consolidating many democracies in the region, Namibia's South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) revived and ushered in the first female President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in an election fraught with hurdles.

Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, is the current vice president. Her victory will extend SWAPO's 34 years in power since it led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.

She received roughly 57% of valid votes in the presidential race, according to a breakdown given by the Electoral Commission of Namibia.

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