The South West Africa People's Organisation was concerned on
Saturday that many voters were not able to cast their vote due to technical
glitches.
"The Swapo Party has become aware of many voters who
were turned away from polling stations across the country while expecting to
cast their votes," Swapo information secretary Helmut Angula said in a
statement.
"This is a worrying and disturbing situation. This
could also affect the credibility of the elections.
"Swapo therefore demands that the electoral commission
explain this situation and also assure the nation that this will not have a
negative impact on the entire elections."
Results were trickling in at a snail's pace at the election
centre in the capital Windhoek.
Problems with the functioning of hand held scanners
verifying voter cards and fingerprints of voters caused huge delays with long
queues at polls seen deep into the night on Friday.
"Voting at three polling stations ended on Saturday
morning, including at the voting in the central prison of Windhoek," said
chief election officer Paul Isaak.
Votes from only eleven of 121 constituencies had been
verified and released.
Provisional results from some fifty polling stations
indicated that Swapo received slightly fewer votes than in 2009.
A neck-on-neck race unfolded between the current official
opposition party Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) and the DTA (Democratic
Turnhalle Alliance) for second and third place.
A similar picture unfolded for the presidential race with
incumbent Prime Minister Hage Geingob and Swapo candidate leading the vote.
The DTA president McHenry Venaani, 37, and Hidipo Hamutenya,
75, of RDP were competing for second and third positions respectively.
SAPA
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