Swapo banks on Namibians’ loyalty
Swapo spokesperson Hilma Nicanor says the electoral misfortunes its sister party in South Africa, the African National Congress (ANC), experienced last month are unlikely to repeat here because Namibians’ loyalty to Swapo is unquestionable.
She boasted that Swapo remains unshaken and certain of victory in the November elections, and that it was not likely to lose its grip on power like the ANC, which could not muster a majority.
Nicanor highlighted that while they have experienced similar difficulties as the ANC, as the two parties fought a common enemy in the apartheid regime, Swapo will not face the same fate in November.
“Swapo is a political party and former liberation movement like our sister party ANC, we have always been comrades and friends. But what has happened in South Africa will not automatically [happen here]. We have no fear that the people’s trust is with Swapo. Since independence, we have done a lot to bring development,” she said.
Regaining majority
Nicanor spoke to Namibian Sun on the sidelines of a party workshop in Windhoek on Monday where its top brass met to conclude its campaign strategy for the November polls.
According to her, the party is readying itself to win the presidential and national elections, adding that regaining the majority is key.
“We know what we have done for this country, and with what we have achieved for our people, that trust cannot be questioned. All we are saying with the campaign is we want the Namibian people to keep their trust in Swapo. If people cannot see what we have done, they can touch it. They can touch that road, for instance. We want to continue our work for the betterment of our people,” she said.
In 2019, the former liberation movement came close to defeat when it lost its two-thirds majority as its votes dropped to 65%, down from the 80% garnered in 2014.
Even the late president Hage Geingob managed to get only 56.3% of the votes, a significant drop from the 87% he received in 2014.
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She boasted that Swapo remains unshaken and certain of victory in the November elections, and that it was not likely to lose its grip on power like the ANC, which could not muster a majority.
Nicanor highlighted that while they have experienced similar difficulties as the ANC, as the two parties fought a common enemy in the apartheid regime, Swapo will not face the same fate in November.
“Swapo is a political party and former liberation movement like our sister party ANC, we have always been comrades and friends. But what has happened in South Africa will not automatically [happen here]. We have no fear that the people’s trust is with Swapo. Since independence, we have done a lot to bring development,” she said.
Regaining majority
Nicanor spoke to Namibian Sun on the sidelines of a party workshop in Windhoek on Monday where its top brass met to conclude its campaign strategy for the November polls.
According to her, the party is readying itself to win the presidential and national elections, adding that regaining the majority is key.
“We know what we have done for this country, and with what we have achieved for our people, that trust cannot be questioned. All we are saying with the campaign is we want the Namibian people to keep their trust in Swapo. If people cannot see what we have done, they can touch it. They can touch that road, for instance. We want to continue our work for the betterment of our people,” she said.
In 2019, the former liberation movement came close to defeat when it lost its two-thirds majority as its votes dropped to 65%, down from the 80% garnered in 2014.
Even the late president Hage Geingob managed to get only 56.3% of the votes, a significant drop from the 87% he received in 2014.
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