The ruling-party nominee in Namibia leads initial vote counts‚ following a problem-filled election that needed a three-day extension (which wasnt planned at first).
Technical glitches made voting super-hard for many citizens; causing long lines and system shut-downs at polling stations - this forced officials to make quick-decisions about extending the process. The ruling South West Africa Peoples Organization (SWAPO) candidate seems to be moving towards victory
Opposition groups dont accept these results and say the whole thing is wrong: they think the three-day extension broke election rules. Several non-ruling parties are getting ready to fight this in court; saying its unfair and goes against democratic standards
Namibia has been known as a pretty stable country in southern Africa with clean elections but this time things got messy. The nation which got its freedom in early 90s usually runs smooth voting processes‚ but this election showed some real weak-spots in the system