The Christian Democratic Voice (CDV) is a

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. It was launched in 2014 and has about 8,000 members.

Political position

The Christian Democratic Voice has its main backing in

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and

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Christians. The CDV demand "that Namibia be declared a Christian state" and endorses that "spiritual leaders" are needed in parliament to keep the balance of power in Namibia. Pentecostal and Charismatic sects in Namibia are accused of exploiting desperate members of the Namibian society. General-secretary Faustus Thomas, although admitting certain problems among these groups, rejects a control of these organizations and insisted that they be given time to regulate themselves. The party calls itself the only

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party in Namibia.''New political party on the block.''
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access on 16 October 2019

Electoral history

2019 general election

For the

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the party formed a coalition with the Rally for Democracy and Progress. The CDV did not file an own candidate for the

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National Assembly elections

References

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