Namibia: President Calls on Opposition to 'Accidentally' Vote Swapo

23 November 2010

PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has called on opposition party members to 'accidentally' vote for Swapo in the upcoming regional and local authority elections. "It does not matter which party you belong to, we are all still Namibians.

I'm asking the other parties' supporters; when they go into the secret of the voting booth to just put an accident mark there next to Swapo. No one will know. Then you will be realistic citizens," Pohamba said at the last major Swapo Rally which was held in Swakopmund on Sunday.

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