Namibia: Namibia’s ‘shambolic’ poll leaves citizens shaken and traumatised to the core – Opinion

Trust in electoral authorities is in decline and the way the Namibian elections of 27 November were handled arguably demonstrates why and how trust has been undermined.

According to the Round 10 results for Namibia in the influential Afrobarometer survey, released earlier in 2024, over 50% of Namibian respondents indicated that they had little or no trust in the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN).

This sentiment reflects a general loss of trust in government institutions over the…