All People's Party (Namibia)
{{short description|Political party in Namibia}}
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| president = Ambrosius Kumbwa
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| founded = January 2008
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| headquarters = Windhoek
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| ideology = Social democracy
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The All People's Party (APP) is a political party in Namibia.
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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ecn.na/political-parties/-/asset_publisher/pt3jhkcg9Q5W/content/app;jsessionid=03a0f0a1fb03cd87af46afb446ef |title=All People's Party (APP) - Political Parties - grnnet.gov.na |access-date=4 August 2015 |archive-date=23 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923233123/http://www.ecn.na/political-parties/-/asset_publisher/pt3jhkcg9Q5W/content/app;jsessionid=03a0f0a1fb03cd87af46afb446ef |url-status=dead }}
Ignatius Shixwameni, who had led the party since 2009, died on 10 November 2021.{{Cite web |title=PASSING ON OF HONOURABLE IGNATIUS SHIXWAMENI, 10 NOVEMBER 2021 |url=https://www.parliament.na/passing-on-of-honourable-ignatius-shixwameni-10-vovember-2021/ |access-date=2021-11-10 |website=Namibian Parliament |language=en-US}}
A new party leadership was elected in August 2024. Ambrosius Kumbwa became president, Linus Muchila his vice president and Faustinus Wakudumo was elected as the national chairperson.[https://www.namibian.com.na/app-gets-new-president-2/ "The All People’s Party (APP) has elected Ambrosius Kumbwa as its new president."] The Namibian, namibian.com.na, from 6 August 2024
Policies
Prior to the 2009 general election, the party sought to eliminate poverty in Namibia within 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 LGBT Namibians should be respected because of their equal citizenship.[https://www.namibian.com.na/political-parties-ponder-homosexuality/ "Political Parties Ponder Homosexuality"]. The Namibian, namibian.com.na, from 2 November 2009
Electoral history
= Presidential elections =
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!Election !Party candidate !Votes !% !Result |
| 2009
| rowspan="3" |Ignatius Shixwameni |9,981 |1.23% |Lost {{N}} |
| 2014
|7,266 |0.82% |Lost {{N}} |
| 2019
|3,304 |0.40% |Lost {{N}} |
| 2024
|5,197 |0.47% |Lost {{N}} |
= National Assembly elections =
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!Election !Party leader !Votes !% !Seats !+/– !Position !Result |
| 2009
| rowspan="3" |Ignatius Shixwameni |10,795 |1.33% |{{Composition bar|1|72|{{party color|All People's Party (Namibia)}}}} |New |{{increase}} 6th | {{no2|Opposition}} |
| 2014
|20,431 |2.29% |{{Composition bar|2|96|{{party color|All People's Party (Namibia)}}}} |{{increase}} 1 |{{increase}} 4th | {{no2|Opposition}} |
| 2019
|14,664 |1.79% |{{Composition bar|2|96|{{party color|All People's Party (Namibia)}}}} |{{steady}} 0 |{{decrease}} 5th | {{no2|Opposition}} |
| 2024
|7,219 |0.66% |{{Composition bar|1|96|{{party color|All People's Party (Namibia)}}}} |{{decrease}} 1 |{{decrease}} 11th | {{no2|Opposition}} |
= 2015 local and regional elections =
In the 2015 Namibian local and regional elections the APP won 4 council seats.{{cite web|url=http://www.ecn.na/documents/27857/218731/LA+results+%28press+release%29+2015.pdf/870a030b-8547-487f-ad18-b22713b16d4c?version=1.0|title=Local elections results|date=28 November 2015|publisher=Electoral Commission of Namibia|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210194328/http://www.ecn.na/documents/27857/218731/LA+results+%28press+release%29+2015.pdf/870a030b-8547-487f-ad18-b22713b16d4c?version=1.0|archivedate=10 December 2015}}
=2014 general election=
In the 2014 Namibian general election the APP gained 2 seats in parliament.{{Cite web |url=http://209.88.21.122/en/web/ecn/current-affairs/-/asset_publisher/ZWZZbh7wiVh7/content/official-announcement-of-final-election-results-of-the-2014-presidential-and-national-assembly-elections?redirect=http%3A%2F%2F209.88.21.122%2Fen%2Fweb%2Fecn%2Fcurrent-affairs%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_ZWZZbh7wiVh7%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3D_118_INSTANCE_q7L5zVUUfeCh__column-1%26p_p_col_count%3D1 |title=ECN |access-date=29 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206152258/http://209.88.21.122/en/web/ecn/current-affairs/-/asset_publisher/ZWZZbh7wiVh7/content/official-announcement-of-final-election-results-of-the-2014-presidential-and-national-assembly-elections?redirect=http%3A%2F%2F209.88.21.122%2Fen%2Fweb%2Fecn%2Fcurrent-affairs%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_ZWZZbh7wiVh7%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3D_118_INSTANCE_q7L5zVUUfeCh__column-1%26p_p_col_count%3D1 |archive-date=6 December 2014 |url-status=dead }}
=2009 general election=
In the 2009 Namibian general election 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.[http://allafrica.com/stories/200909291026.html "APP's Pack of Leaders"]. New Era. allafrica.com, from 29 September 2009
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.Sasman, Catherine (19 October 2009). [http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?title=APP,_Reho_seal_deal_amid_protest&articleid=29887 APP, Reho Seal Deal Amid Protest] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331025221/http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?title=APP,_Reho_seal_deal_amid_protest&articleid=29887|date=31 March 2012}} New Era. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
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. 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.[http://allafrica.com/stories/201108050908.html Namibia: Date Set for Second Election Appeal]. namibian.com.na, from 5 August 2011
=2004 local and regional elections=
Although the party was founded after the 2004 Namibian local and regional elections it participated in the regional by-election in the Tobias Hainyeko constituency in October 2008.[http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?archive_id=49360&page_type=archive_story_detail&page=4338 "New Party Calls for an End to Second-Class Namibians"]{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. The Namibian. 1 September 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.[http://allafrica.com/stories/200909141545.html "Elections 2009: APP here for change"]. New Era. allafrica.com, from 14 September 2009
See also
{{Portal|Africa|Politics}}
- List of political parties in Namibia
- [http://www.kas.de/upload/dokumente/2014/11/wahlen_namibia/APP.pdf Manifesto of the APP]
References
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