Namibia

Namibia and International IDEA

Namibia joined International IDEA in 1997.

Namibia, a List Proportional Representation democracy, cooperates closely with IDEA and provides funding to the overall work of the Institute.

A large part of IDEA’s funding comes from its member states “core contributions”, which finance the entire work programme of the Institute: Programme of Operations 2007-09. Each of IDEA’s member states is therefore involved and instrumental in IDEA’s work to promote democracy worldwide.

Highlights of International IDEA’s activities in relation to Namibia:

• Namibia was the host country for an African inter-regional conference on political parties in democratization, which took place in October 2006.

Facts and figures about democracy in Namibia

Using IDEA’s worldwide democracy and elections databases, learn more about:

• Namibia’s electoral system (ACE),  ESD (Table of Electoral Systems Worldwide)
• Comparative data on election systems, laws, management and administration
• Voter turnout in Namibia 1989 – 1999
• Information on electoral quotas for women in Namibia
  
• Laws on funding of political parties in Namibia