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Ompundja constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the [[South West Africa People's Organization]] (SWAPO) party. In the [[Namibian local and regional elections, 2015|2015 local and regional elections]] the SWAPO candidate won uncontested and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate.<ref name=uncontested>{{cite news|last=Kangootui |first=Nomhle |newspaper=[[The Namibian]] |title=Swapo gets ǃNamiǂNûs uncontested |url=http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?page=read&id=33153 |date=23 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024163513/http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?page=read&id=33153 |archive-date=October 24, 2015 }}</ref> |
Ompundja constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the [[South West Africa People's Organization]] (SWAPO) party. In the [[Namibian local and regional elections, 2015|2015 local and regional elections]] the SWAPO candidate won uncontested and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate.<ref name=uncontested>{{cite news|last=Kangootui |first=Nomhle |newspaper=[[The Namibian]] |title=Swapo gets ǃNamiǂNûs uncontested |url=http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?page=read&id=33153 |date=23 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024163513/http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?page=read&id=33153 |archive-date=October 24, 2015 }}</ref> |
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Ompundja Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Oshana Region of Namibia. It had 4,423 registered voters in 2004.[1] The constituency councillor is SWAPO politician Adolf Hitler Uunona who has been serving in this role since 2004[2] but rose to international attention in 2020 when news media picked up that his middle name is Hitler.[3][4][5] Uunona stated in response, "my father gave me this name Adolf Hitler, but it does not mean I have Adolf Hitler's character".[2]
It is the birthplace of ambassador, politician and businessperson Monica Nashandi.[6]
Politics
Ompundja constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. In the 2015 local and regional elections the SWAPO candidate won uncontested and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate.[7]
References
- ^ "Namibia Constituencies". 2004.
- ^ a b Ndeyanale, Eliaser (7 December 2020). "Adolf Hitler defends his name". The Namibian. p. 1.
- ^ "Namibia: Man named after Adolf Hitler wins local election". BBC News. 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "Schlechter Scherz? Adolf Hitler sitzt 2020 im Landrat". Euronews Deutsche (in German). 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ AfricaNews (2020-12-03). "Politician Named after Adolf Hitler Wins Election In Namibia". Africanews. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ State House's Nashandi resigns Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine New Era, 16 October 2009
- ^ Kangootui, Nomhle (23 October 2015). "Swapo gets ǃNamiǂNûs uncontested". The Namibian. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015.
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