At Stake in this Election:       

• The office of President of Namibia

Government Structure:

• Chief of State: President Hage GEINGOB (since March 21, 2015)
• Head of Government: President Hage GEINGOB (since March 21, 2015)
• Assembly: Namibia has a bicameral Legislature consisting of the National Council with 26 seats and the National Assembly with 96 seats.

Electoral System:

• The President is elected by plurality vote to serve a 5-year term.
• In the National Council 26 members are elected by indirect vote to serve 6-year terms.*
• In the National Assembly, 96 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms and 6 non-voting members are appointed by the president.**

* Two members are chosen from each of the 13 regional councils by members of those councils.

** There are 13 multi-member constituencies corresponding to Namibia's regions.

Main Candidates in this Election[1]:

• Candidate: Apius AUCHAB
  • Party: United Democratic Front of Namibia
• Candidate: Hage G. GEINGOB
  • Party: SWAPO of Namibia
• Candidate: Tangeni C. IIJAMBO
  • Party: SWANU of Namibia
• Candidate: Panduleni F. B ITULA
  • Party: Independent Candidate
• Candidate: Henry MUDGE
  • Party: Republican Party of Namibia
• Candidate: Esther U. MUINJANGUE
  • Party: National Unity Democratic Organization
• Candidate: Jan M. E. MUKWIILONGO
  • Party: Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters
• Candidate: Kamboto R. M. KAVEKOTORA
  • Party: Rally for Democracy and Progress
• Candidate: Ignatius N. SHIXWAMENI
  • Party: All People’s Party
• Candidate: Bernardus SWARTBOOI
  • Party: Landless People’s Movement
• Candidate: McHenry VENAANI
  • Party: Popular Democratic Movement

Population and Registered Voters:

• Population: 2,495,000[2]
• Registered Voters: 1,358,468 (2019)[3]

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 1,286,000[4]
• Is Namibia a signatory to CEDAW: No
• Has Namibia ratified CEDAW: Yes (23 November 1992)[5]
• Gender Quota: No
• Female Candidates in this election:
• Number of Female Legislators: 48 (46%)[6]
• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 129[7]
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Low[8]

Disability Data:

• Is Namibia a signatory to CRPD: Yes (25 April 2007)[9]
• Has Namibia ratified CRPD: Yes 4 December 2007)[10]
• Population with a disability: 331,846 (2019 est.)[11]