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Namibia set for first female president as disputed election count advances

Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah could become Namibia's first female president [Noah Tjijenda/Reuters]

Namibia appears set to get its first female president, with Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah holding a healthy lead as the count from last week’s disputed election proceeds.

With 65.57 percent of votes counted, results released early on Tuesday on the election commission’s portal showed governing party candidate Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, leading the race with 54.82 percent of the vote.

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