Landless People's Movement (Namibia)
| Landless People's Movement | |
|---|---|
| Party leader | Bernadus Swartbooi |
| Deputy Chairman | Henny Seibeb |
| State Treasurer | Nicodemus Motinga |
| founding | 2019 |
| Place of foundation | Windhoek |
| Headquarters | Windhoek |
| Colours) | _ _ _ |
| National Assembly Seats |
4/96 |
| National Council seats |
0/42 |
| Regional council seats |
0/121 |
| Local council seats |
0/378 |
The Landless People's Movement (LPM) is a political party in Namibia . It was founded as an initiative in 2016 after its current chairman, Bernadus Swartbooi , was dismissed as Vice Minister for Land Reform by President Hage Geingob due to irreconcilable differences. In 2018 the application for registration as a party was announced by the Namibian Election Commission and implemented in 2019.
In addition to Swartbooi as party chairman, Henny Seibeb also serve as vice and Nicodemus Motinga as treasurer on the board. The main focus of the political work is on land reform and, above all, the return of historical settlement land to the respective population groups.
The party took part in the 2019 general election . According to analysts, she was given a good chance in advance of winning a significant number of votes.
Election results
| General election | Voting shares | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.75% |
4/96 |
| Presidential election | candidate | be right | Share of votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Bernadus Swartbooi | 22,542 | 2.7% |
Individual evidence
- ^ Geingob fires Swartbooi. The Namibian, December 13, 2016.
- ↑ a b LPM political party launch in May. The Namibian, January 3, 2019.
- ↑ Luqman Cloete: Landless People's Movement wants Geingob to apologize . In: The Namibian , May 8, 2018, p. 5.
- ↑ Swartbooi slams Govt's resettlement program . Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ↑ Expect more promises in 2019: Kamwanyah. Lela, January 23, 2019.
