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Monday, April 22, 2002 - Web posted at 9:08:54 pm GMT Iyambo suggests combining electionsCHRISTOF MALETSKYREGIONAL and Local Government Minister Dr Nickey Iyambo has proposed that the next local and regional elections be held simultaneously next year. He also proposed that the term of office of those elected next year be cut to three years to allow a two-year break between national elections and regional and local authority elections. Iyambo made the proposals in the National Assembly on Wednesday. He said such changes would necessitate Constitutional amendments because National Councillors were expected to be in office for six years. The next local authority elections are scheduled for February 2003 while the Regional Council elections are set to be held in December 2004, together with the National and Presidential elections. Iyambo said grouping the elections together would cut Government expenses and election fatigue. Political parties have agreed to the new schedule. Under the new proposal, Local and Regional Council elections will take place next year, in 2006 and thereafter, every five years. Presidential elections will be held in 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019. Iyambo said Regional Councillors who failed to get re-elected in next year's elections would be financially compensated because they were originally elected to be in office until December 2004. Iyambo also called on groups such as the Women's Manifesto that campaign for a 50-50 representation to demand a "zebra-crossing method" from their political parties. The zebra system calls for every second candidate on a party's list to be a woman. |
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