The Namibia Democratic Movement for Change (NDMC) was a

Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...

n political party. It was founded in October 2003 under the umbrella of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance but left it prior to the 2004 parliamentary election due to an internal power struggle. The party "targeted the rural population in eastern Namibia, but ..with little success." It contested the

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and 2009 parliamentary elections but each time failed to gain a seat in

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. President of the NMDC's was Frans Migub ǀGoagoseb, secretary-general was Joseph Kauandenge. Kauandenge was suspended in 2010 and left the party. ǀGoagoseb dissolved the NDMC in 2012 and joined

SWAPO The South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO ; , SWAVO; , SWAVO), officially known as the SWAPO Party of Namibia, is a political party and former independence movement in Namibia (formerly South West Africa). Founded in 1960, it has been ...

Political positions

The NMDC said that Israel's actions during the 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict were a reflection on their lack of "compassion and humility" while also calling for an immediate ceasefire.

Electoral results

Parliamentary elections

NMDC contested the 2004 parliamentary election, but received just 4,138 votes, short of the minimum needed for a seat in the

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. Most votes (1,549) came from the

Omaheke Region Omaheke (the Otjiherero word for sandveld) is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, the least populous region. Its capital is Gobabis. It lies in eastern Namibia on the border with Botswana and is the western extension of the Kalahari Desert ...

, comprisng more than 37% of the party's total votes and earning them 5th place out of 9 parties in the region. In September 2009, the NDMC launched its campaign for the 2009 elections. Party secretary Kauandenge said that the party list for the National Assembly would place women and youth at high positions. The party also planned to launch the campaign publicly in Gobabis, Omaheke Region, possibly by the end of September 2009. In October 2009, the party listed 25 names, rather than the customary 72. It included only 4 women. NDMC again failed to get a seat in Parliament.

Local authority elections

In the 2004 local authority election the NDMC only contested positions in the

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village council. It won 2 of the 5 seats.African Elections Database
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References

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