Overview
- Early forecasts from Namibia’s electoral commission indicate he is expected to retain the Ompundja constituency in the Nov. 26 vote.
- The 59-year-old has served since 2004 and is seeking a fifth term as a regional councillor for the ruling Swapo party.
- He secured about 85% of the vote in 2020, winning 1,196 to 213 in the small constituency.
- He has distanced himself from Nazi ideology, stating he has nothing to do with it and that the name does not reflect his beliefs.
- German colonial rule from 1884 to 1915 left Germanic names in Namibia, which helps explain the persistence of such names today.