Electoral Commission
Only Two Political Parties Submit Financial Statements in Namibia
- By solomon2day
- On 28/03/2022
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The Electoral Commission(ECN) in Namibia has raised the alarm over the reluctance of political parties in the country to submit their financial statements.
Also, the new Charperson of the Electoral Commission, Elsie Nghikembua,has promised to implement the provisions of the Electoral Act to enhance accountability and transparency.
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The new ECN Chairperson who made this known at a news conference in Windhoek.
The ECN whcih raised the alarm in its latest annual report, revealed that only the All People's Party (APP) and the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) submitted their statements for 20129/2020.
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''Political parties are bound by the Electoral Act to submit their statements to the ECN on an annual basis. At the time of going to print, the submission of financial statements for the 2020/21 financial year was not included.''
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''The parties which failed to submit their statements include the Christian Democratic Voice, National Unity Democratic Organisation of Namibia, Rally for Democracy and Progress, Republican Party, Swapo, United Democratic Front of Namibia, United People's Movement, and the Workers' Revolutionary Party (WRP).''
“The Landless People's Movement (LPM) and the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) were not registered during the previous financial years.
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It says a large number of political parties have not submitted their financial statements to the ECN for the past five financial years.
Four political parties, including the APP, PDM, Swanu and Swapo handed in their reports.
The APP, PDM and Swapo have been the most consistent in submitting their financial records, while the WRP has never submitted statements,'' the report stated.
