Namibia's election campaign in full swing
Namibia's election campaign in full swing
18:13, November 06, 2009 
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With the presidential and national elections just 22 days away, party flags and posters have replaced most of the billboards and signs which usually welcome visitors in the city center and beyond.
Namibians are going to the polls for the presidential and parliamentary elections from 27 to 28 November 2009.
Vehicles, houses, electricity poles, bridges, street light poles and buildings in residential areas have been decorated with party flags and posters as political parties try to catch the attention of voters. New kid on the block Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) has placed a billboard in the centre of the Katutura suburb where most of the residents of Windhoek live.
"Vote Hidipo Hamutenya for President – the time for change is now! Vote for a better future!" reads the message of the former Swapo member.
The Congress of Democrats (CoD), the ruling party's main rival in the previous elections in 2004, has erected a billboard in the main road of the Khomasdal suburb, in Florence Nightingale Street.
The billboard reads: "Vote CoD. 50/50. The only Zebra party."
The ruling party, Swapo, has dominated the city centre with banners, posters and billboards all over to catch the eye of the public.
A big banner with 'Vote Hifikepunye Pohamba for President' is looming high in the central business district in Independence Avenue opposite the building of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration.
Meanwhile, the campaigning has created many problems already as parties are competing for the best spots to sell their messages to potential voters.
The City of Windhoek has now been caught up in a war amongst parties, as the ruling party has applied to the municipality to use the whole of the main street in the central business district.
During a council meeting last month, Swapo councillors were in support of an application by the party, while the opposition, mainly led by the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) opposed it.
The clash between political parties is that Council rules state that advertising along Independence Avenue should only be used for events.
Swapo councillors argued that the election is an event, while the DTA said the election is not an event but a process.
The DTA also accused Swapo councillors and council workers that they are not being transparent about the party's application.
The opposition claimed that the application was not noted on the council agenda for their earlier meeting.
The DTA also pointed finger to Swapo, claiming it has not revealed how much the party is paying for the advertising spots.
Other opposition parties have complained that a lack of funding is hampering their election campaigns, but many candidates from various parties can be seen on posters all over Windhoek.
A total of 14 political parties are contesting in the upcoming elections.
Source: Xinhua
Namibians are going to the polls for the presidential and parliamentary elections from 27 to 28 November 2009.
Vehicles, houses, electricity poles, bridges, street light poles and buildings in residential areas have been decorated with party flags and posters as political parties try to catch the attention of voters. New kid on the block Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) has placed a billboard in the centre of the Katutura suburb where most of the residents of Windhoek live.
"Vote Hidipo Hamutenya for President – the time for change is now! Vote for a better future!" reads the message of the former Swapo member.
The Congress of Democrats (CoD), the ruling party's main rival in the previous elections in 2004, has erected a billboard in the main road of the Khomasdal suburb, in Florence Nightingale Street.
The billboard reads: "Vote CoD. 50/50. The only Zebra party."
The ruling party, Swapo, has dominated the city centre with banners, posters and billboards all over to catch the eye of the public.
A big banner with 'Vote Hifikepunye Pohamba for President' is looming high in the central business district in Independence Avenue opposite the building of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration.
Meanwhile, the campaigning has created many problems already as parties are competing for the best spots to sell their messages to potential voters.
The City of Windhoek has now been caught up in a war amongst parties, as the ruling party has applied to the municipality to use the whole of the main street in the central business district.
During a council meeting last month, Swapo councillors were in support of an application by the party, while the opposition, mainly led by the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) opposed it.
The clash between political parties is that Council rules state that advertising along Independence Avenue should only be used for events.
Swapo councillors argued that the election is an event, while the DTA said the election is not an event but a process.
The DTA also accused Swapo councillors and council workers that they are not being transparent about the party's application.
The opposition claimed that the application was not noted on the council agenda for their earlier meeting.
The DTA also pointed finger to Swapo, claiming it has not revealed how much the party is paying for the advertising spots.
Other opposition parties have complained that a lack of funding is hampering their election campaigns, but many candidates from various parties can be seen on posters all over Windhoek.
A total of 14 political parties are contesting in the upcoming elections.
Source: Xinhua
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