Liberation and Democracy: Namibia’s 5th Parliamentary and Presidential Elections

Policy Study

09/10/2014

On 27th and 28th November 2009 Namibia voted for the 5th time after independence for a national parliament and its state president. One week later the Electoral Commission declared that SWAPO, Namibia’s liberation movement, won the elections overwhelmingly. The following report addresses the questions this raises for democracy in Africa.

A report by Arnold WEHMHOERNER, former country director of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe

Find all related publications
Publications
16/05/2024

EU regulation on transparency and targeting of political advertising

FEPS YAN Series
15/05/2024

Ecosocial food policies – proposal for a new social-democratic approach

FEPS YAN series
14/05/2024

Tightening welfare belts again?

FEPS YAN Series
14/05/2024

Redefining European engagement in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

From financial aid to institution building
Find all related Progressive Post
Progressive Post
16/05/2024

We need a ‘Marshall Plan’ for housing

16/05/2024

Addressing Europe’s housing crisis

By increasing supply, sound housing policies and thinking beyond housing
08/05/2024

Strengthening territorial cohesion and  the single market

Find all related news
News
16/05/2024

FEPS at UN Civil Society Conference in Kenya

15/05/2024

Notice of vacancy – Policy analyst on international relations

29/04/2024

FEPS celebrates 20 years of the biggest EU enlargement

19/04/2024

FEPS welcomes the signing of the La Hulpe Declaration

Find all related in the media
In the media

Youth unemployment hurts communities, its time for a new deal, says Andor

by Euractiv 15/05/2024
Read FEPS Secretary General László Andor's interview on the consequences of youth employment for communities

A reform az európai parlamenti választás tétje

by Ujszo 14/05/2024
In this interview, FEPS Secretary-General László Andor discusses the 2024 European Parliament elections and current issues facing the EU

Alleen de Europese Unie kan de mensen echt beschermen

by Sampol 07/05/2024
'Only the European Union can really protect people' In Sampol's article, FEPS President Maria João Rodrigues analyses the current state of the European Union in the run-up to the European elections

Las elecciones europeas aceleran la ‘normalización’ de la extrema derecha

by El País 05/05/2024
"The European elections accelerate the ‘normalisation’ of the far-right" El País' article mentions FEPS policy study "The transformation of the mainstream right and its impact on (social) democracy"