One of the most stable countries on the continent, Namibia, has slipped into a political crisis following last week’s fault-prone elections.
These polls, the worst organized in post-Namibia’s 34-year history, have culminated in a constitutional dilemma after the outgoing president extended voting by a further three days, from November 27.
Depending on which side of the political fence one sits, the extension of voting days is either a justified move to enable those who failed to vote amid ballot paper shortages an opportunity to exercise their democratic right to participate or, as critics argue, exposes the electoral process to rigging.