SWANU of Namibia

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SWANU of Namibia (SWANU)
Party leader Tangeni Iijambo (since 2017)
founding September 27, 1959
Place of foundation Windhoek
Headquarters Windhoek
Colours) _ _ _ _
National Assembly Seats
1/96
National Council seats
0/42
Regional council seats
0/121
Local council seats
0/378

The SWANU of Namibia (SWANU, formerly South West African National Union , German  South West African National Union ) is a political party in Namibia and was on 27 September 1959 as the first gesamtnamibische nationalist established unit movement.

The leadership positions of SWANU were initially occupied by SWAPA activists; A short time later, other groups, including the OPO with its President Sam Nujoma , were integrated into it. In April 1960, the SWANU broke up again; the OPO founded its own organization, the SWAPO .

Flag of the SWANU

However, SWANU continued to exist, both in competition with SWAPO and as its temporary cooperation partner in SWANLIF ( South West Africa National Liberation Front ), which was founded in 1963 .

Political positions

In contrast to SWAPO, the SWANU consisted primarily of urban intellectuals and students, which is why it did not have a broad popular base. It represented a more internationalist and pan-African course, while the SWAPO concentrated exclusively on the liberation of Namibia. The SWANU received support from the People's Republic of China during its fighting time. Today it continues to be a radical pan-African and socialist party, while SWAPO has moved towards the political center.

The motto is Give the Land and Wealth Back to The People . In its fourth election in 2009, SWANU won a seat in the National Assembly for the first time .

Election results

houses of Parliament

General election Voting shares Seats
2019 0.65%
1/96
2014 0.71%
1/96
2009 0.62%
1/72
2004 0.40%
0/72
1999 0.35%
0/72
1994 0.53%
0/72

president

Presidential election candidate be right Share of votes
2019 Tangeni Iijambo 5,959 0.70%
2014 Usutuaije Maamberua 5,028 0.56%
2009 Usutuaije Maamberua 2,968 0.37%

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Swanu at 60: Looking Backward to Move Forward. The Namibian, September 20, 2019.