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Namibia to vote in toughest election yet for ruling party

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If SWAPO candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah wins, she will become Namibia 's first female president.

A SWAPo loss would mean the first transition of power to a new party since Namibia gained independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 .

The frontrunner among 14 opposition candidates is Panduleni Itula , a former dentist who won 29% of votes in 2019 .

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English

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62

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