Namibia: PDM Refuses to Budge, Threatens Court Action Over Electoral Act

22 October 2019

Windhoek — The Popular Democratic Movement says it will approach the courts in a bid to have the contentious section 77 of the Electoral Act of 2014 reviewed.

The PDM last week said it will not comply with the Electoral Act as well as an interpretation of Article 47 of the Namibian Constitution that compels aspiring parliamentarians and those employed in the public service to first resign from their positions before running for office.

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