{"id":378789,"date":"2025-07-20T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=378789"},"modified":"2025-07-20T20:31:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T18:31:42","slug":"governors-appointment-leads-to-by-election-in-outapi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=378789","title":{"rendered":"Governor&#8217;s appointment leads to by-election in Outapi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THE Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) will pronounce itself in due course regarding the vacant Outapi Constituency councillor position following the appointment on 1 July of former councillor Immanuel Shikongo as the new governor of the Omusati Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The law mandates the holding of a by-election to fill such a vacancy within three months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, whoever emerges victorious from the by-election, which has to take place before 1 October, will serve in the position for approximately one month only before the Regional Council and Local Authority elections in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Queried about the suitability of holding a by-election shortly before the November elections, ECN spokesperson De Wet Shiluka said the Commission will pronounce itself on the matter in due course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2020, Shikongo became Outapi councillor after winning by a large margin. He obtained 8,682 votes, followed by the IPC&#8217;s Frans Taapopi with 1,094 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During last year&#8217;s general elections, the Outapi Constituency proved, once again, to be a SWAPO Party stronghold. The ruling party obtained 17,659 votes, followed by the IPC and the AR with 2,790 and 1,296 votes respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The remaining 18 political parties trailed behind, obtaining between 132 votes (PDM) and as few as five votes (UNP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PICTURED: Omusati Governor, Immanuel Shikongo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter THE Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) will pronounce itself in due course regarding the vacant Outapi Constituency councillor position following the appointment on 1 July of former councillor Immanuel Shikongo as the new governor of the Omusati Region. 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