0ver 300 000 voters registered: ECN

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has registered a cumulative total of 366 036 eligible Namibians since the commencement of the General Registration of Voters (GRV).

The GRV started on 03 June and is set to end on 01 August 2024.

In a media statement issued on Wednesday, the ECN said the figure represents those registered as voters inside the country and at all Namibian diplomatic missions abroad as of 15 June 2024.

The statement added that the figure represents an average of 29 918 voters registered per day between 10 and 15 June 2024.

The Khomas Region recorded the highest number of registered voters of 77 098, followed by Ohangwena with 40 122 and Omusati with 35 804. The regions that have registered the fewest voters are Omaheke with 10 242, Zambezi with 11 381 and Kunene with 12 262.

While urging all eligible Namibian citizens who have not yet registered to do so, the ECN said the GRV continues across the country and at all Namibian diplomatic missions around the world until 01 August 2024 between Monday and Saturday from 08h00 until 19h00.

Namibians will return to the polls on 27 November to cast their votes in the 2024 Presidential and National Assembly elections.

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