Namibians voted Saturday on the last day of a controversially extended election with partial results expected after poll chaos and allegations of foul play. Electoral authorities prolonged voting until Saturday in presidential and legislative polls,

Partial results from Namibia’s elections show the sparsely populated southwest African nation is on course to appoint its first female leader since it gained independence almost 35 years ago.

Namibia’s main opposition party has said it will not recognise results from this week’s general election, where there have been logistical problems and voting was extended in several places.

Namibia's main opposition leader said Friday that elections under way were marred by irregularities but the country needed to see them through before deciding on the next steps. Amid mounting opposition anger and claims that voters were being deliberately discouraged from casting their ballots,

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Analysts say the outcome could depend on young voters, who make up more than half of the electorate. Namibians are also choosing new members of parliament. Namibia is a vast and peaceful country with a sparse population of about three million, around half of whom are eligible to vote.

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