National Unity Democratic Organisation

Political party in Namibia

National Unity Democratic Organisation

Abbreviation| NUDO
President| Esther Muinjangue
Secretary-General| Joseph Kauandenge
Vice president| Peter Kazongominja
Founders| Mburumba Kerina
Clemens Kapuuo
Hosea Kutako
Founded| September 1965; 59 years ago (1965-09)
Split from| Popular Democratic Movement (formerly DTA) in 2003
Headquarters| Windhoek
Khomas Region
Ideology| Herero minority politics
Colors|   Red
White
Green
Seats in the National Assembly|

1 / 104

Seats in the National Council|

1 / 42

Regional Councillors|

4 / 121

Local councillors|

11 / 378

Pan-African Parliament|

1 / 5

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The National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) is a political party in Namibia. It has been represented in the National Assembly of Namibia and in the National Council of Namibia since it split from the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (now PDM) prior to the 2004 general and local elections. The party's president is Esther Muinjangue.

## History

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NUDO was founded by Mburumba Kerina, Clemens Kapuuo, and Hosea Kutako in September 1965 at the suggestion of the Herero Chiefs' Council. It was thus, at that time, an organisation that had mainly Herero followers.[1][2] At the 1975-1977 Turnhalle Constitutional Conference, several ethnically based parties agreed to join the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance to form one joint opposition to SWAPO which at that time had turned the struggle for Namibian independence into a guerrilla war.[3]

NUDO remained part of the DTA until it withdrew in September 2003, accusing the DTA of failing to work for Herero interests. The party then held a congress in January 2004.[4][5]

## Leadership

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Esther Utjiua Muinjangue became the party’s first elected female president and the first elected female leader of a Namibian political party when she defeated the Okakarara constituency councillor, Vetaruhe Kandorozu, at the party’s third elective congress, which took place on 25–26 March 2019. At the elective congress, which was held in Windhoek, Peter Kazongominja was elected vice president and Josef Kauandenge was elected secretary-general of the party. Muinjangue defeated the councillor by 240 to 227 votes.[6][7]

## Election results

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### Presidential elections

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Election  | Candidate  | Votes | % | Result

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2004 | Kuaima Riruako | 34,651  | 4.23%  | Lost N
2009 | 23,735  | 2.92%  | Lost N
2014 | Asser Mbai | 16,740  | 1.88%  | Lost N
2019 | Esther Muinjangue | 12,039  | 1.5%  | Lost N
2024 | Did not contest

### National Assembly elections

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Election  | Party leader  | Votes | % | Seats | +/–  | Position | Result

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2004 | Kuaima Riruako | 34,814  | 4.25%  |

3 / 72

| New  |  4th  | Opposition
2009 | 24,422  | 3.01%  |

2 / 72

|  1  |  4th  | Opposition
2014 | Asser Mbai | 17,942  | 2.01%  |

2 / 96

|  0  |  6th  | Opposition
2019 | Esther Muinjangue | 16,066  | 1.96%  |

2 / 96

|  0  |  4th  | Opposition
2024 | Esther Muinjangue | 10,687  | 0.98%  |

1 / 96

|  1  |  10th  | Opposition

### Local elections

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Election  | Seats

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2004 |

09 / 303

2010 |

09 / 327

2015 |

11 / 378

In the parliamentary election held on 15 and 16 November 2004, the party won 4.1% of popular vote and three out of 78 seats. Herero Chief Kuaima Riruako, the President of NUDO, was its candidate in the concurrent presidential election, placing fourth with 4.23% of the national vote. Riruako died on 2 June 2014, and was succeeded as NUDO president by Asser Mbai. In the 2014 National Assembly elections NUDO won two seats which went to president Asser Mbai and secretary-general Meundju Jahanika.[8]

## References

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1. ^ Dierks, Klaus. "Biographies of Namibian Personalities, K". klausdierks.com. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
2. ^ Hopwood, Graham. "Who's Who, Mburumba Kerina". Guide to Namibian Politics. Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID). Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
3. ^ Kangueehi, Kuvee (22 October 2004). "DTA 'Down but Not Out'". New Era (via rehobothbasters.com). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
4. ^ Political Parties of the World (6th edition, 2005), ed. Bogdan Szajkowski, page 429.
5. ^ "Namibia: Nudo Elects Female President - allAfrica.com". Archived from the original on 2019-03-04.
6. ^ Iileka, Sakeus (4 March 2019). "Nudo elects female president". The Namibian. p. 3\. Archived from the original on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
7. ^ "Namibia: Nudo Elects Female President - allAfrica.com". Archived from the original on 2019-03-04.
8. ^ "ELECTION UPDATE 2004, NAMIBIA" Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine, EISA report, number 3, December 10, 2004, page 9.

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