The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) said since commencement of the General Registration of Voters (GRV) it has registered a cumulative total number of 823 761 eligible Namibians.

The commission in a media statement on Wednesday said the figure represent those registered as voters inside the country and at all Namibian diplomatic missions abroad between 03 June and 06 July 2024.

The statement added that the figures represent an average of 24 562 registered voters per day between 01 and 06 July 2024.

Khomas region recorded the highest number of registered voters of 15 2920, followed by Ohangwena with 87 441 and Omusati has registered 85 230. The regions that have registered the fewest voters registered are Omaheke with 24 261, while Zambezi and Hardap have registered 26 307 and 27 793 respectively.

ECN, while acknowledging slight improvement in turnout during the week of 01-06 July 2024 compared to the previous week of 24-29 June 2024, says it is still concerned with the low turnout recorded countrywi
de thus far.

‘We urge all eligible Namibian citizens who have not yet registered to do so within the three weeks remaining before the end of the GRV period and Namibians are further reminded that there is no window of opportunity for extending the period of registration of voters,’ said the statement.

The GRV continues across the country and at all Namibian diplomatic missions abroad until 01 August 2024, Monday to Saturday from 08h00 to 19h00.

Namibians will return to the polls on 27 November to cast their votes in the 2024 Presidential and National Assembly elections.

Source: The Namibia News Agency