Incumbent Namibian President Hage Geingob has won a second five-year term with 56.3% of the vote while independent candidate Panduleni Itula received 29.2%, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) said in Windhoek, capital of Namibia, Saturday night.
Geingob was in a tight race with fellow member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) Itula who contested as an independent candidate. Geingob has won 464,703 votes while Itula trailed behind with 242,657 votes.
The ECN also announced that the ruling SWAPO party won the parliamentary elections.
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