Endjala calls on ECN to emulate Venezuelan elections


WINDHOEK: The Head of the Namibian Observer Mission to the Venezuelan election, Erginus Endjala, has called on the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to emulate the election process in Venezuela.

In an interview with Nampa on Monday, immediately after the announcement of Nicolás Maduro as the winner, Endjala described the election as having been held in a calm atmosphere, and as organised, free, and fair.

Maduro was declared the winner after obtaining 51 per cent of the vote against opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez’s 44 per cent on Sunday.

The Venezuelan presidential elections were held on 28 July 2024 to choose a president for a six-year term beginning on 10 January 2025.jala explained that voting in Venezuela is electronic and voters just need to press the button assigned to their preferred candidate on a voting machine.

‘The electronic voting is a heavily audited process in Venezuela. Upon casting a vote electronically, a voter can verify that his or her vote was cast as intended through a pape
r receipt, which the voter then places into the ballot box,’ he said.jala stressed that if the Electoral Commission of Namibia can collaborate with the Venezuelan election commission to acquire the knowledge and technology used, it could ensure a more speedy election process in Namibia.

He noted that they followed the process with keen interest and were given the opportunity to visit polling stations where people were casting their votes.jala further indicated that the election was a one-day process and that once voting was concluded, all results were compiled by the system.

He then urged Namibians to appreciate the opportunity they have to register as voters and encouraged every Namibian to go and cast their vote on 27 November in order to exercise their democratic rights.

Another member of the delegation, Willem Amutenya, who is also a Swapo Party Youth League Committee member, congratulated the people of Venezuela for having truly spoken and defended their revolution to ensure the development of their c
ountry.

Amutenya stated that what impressed him most was the involvement of young people in voting, which should be a clear message to the young people of Namibia that it is their responsibility to make a choice.

Source: The Namibia News Agency