Tensions are mounting in Namibia after a controversial extension of presidential and parliamentary elections into the weekend owing to “irregularities” that slowed down voting.
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) announced on Friday that polling stations that should have closed two days earlier, would remain open until Saturday night, admitting to “logistical” failures, including a shortage of ballot papers and overheating electronic tablets used to register voters, which left them standing in queues for hours.
