President Ignatius Shixwameni Split from Congress of Democrats Ideology Social Democracy | Founded January 2008 Headquarters Windhoek | |
Secretary-General Mukuve Marcellus Mudumbi | ||
The All People's Party (APP) is a political party in Namibia.
Contents
- Tobias Hainyeko constituency by election
- Party leadership
- Policies
- Alliance with the Rehoboth Ratepayers Association
- Results
- Legal challenge
- References
Registered with the Electoral Commission of Namibia in January 2008, the party was initially made up primarily of former members of the Congress of Democrats and SWAPO political parties. Among the initial leaders were Chairperson Ignatius Shixwameni and Deputy Chairperson Stephanus Swartbooi.
In the November 2009 Namibian general election, the party selected Shixwameni as it candidate for Namibian President.
Tobias Hainyeko constituency by-election
The party contested the regional by-election in the Tobias Hainyeko constituency in October 2008. However, it received only 164 votes, compared to 5,526 for SWAPO. The other political parties contesting the election withdrew two days prior to the election.
Party leadership
In the 2009 campaign, the party leadership consisted of President Shixwameni, Vice President Reinhold Madala Nauyoma, Secretary General Mukuve Marcellus Mudumbi and National Chairman Herbert Shixwameni. All four of which were activists in the Namibia National Students Organisation.
Policies
Prior to the 2009 general election, the party sought to eliminate poverty in five years and informal settlements in ten years. In a political forum prior to the 2009 election, party representative Lena Nakatana stated that the human rights of Namibian homosexuals should be respected because of their equal citizenship.
Alliance with the Rehoboth Ratepayers' Association
In October 2009, the party and the Rehoboth Ratepayers' Association, a local political party in Rehoboth in the Hardap Region, agreed to a collective agreement to cooperate in the 2009 general elections. The leader of the association, Lukas de Klerk, said it was a way for Rehoboth to have representation in the Namibian National Assembly. De Klerk was listed at the sixth position for the party on the list for National Assembly.
Results
Party President Ignatius Shixwameni was elected to the National Assembly with the party. The party garnered 10,795 (1.3 percent) of votes for the National Assembly.
Legal challenge
The party joined with other opposition parties to contest the conduct and outcome of the 2009 National Assembly election, bringing forth a legal challenge aiming to declare the election null and void.