The Namibian Democratic Movement for Change (Nam DMC) is a

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

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

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. The party was founded in October 2003 under the umbrella of the

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), formerly the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA), is an amalgamation of political parties in Namibia, registered as one singular party for representation purposes. In coalition with the United Democratic ...

but left it prior to the 2004 election due to an internal power struggle. In January 2008, the NMDC's leader was

Frans Goagoseb Frans is an Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish given name, sometimes as a short form of ''François''. One cognate of Frans in English is ''Francis''. Given name * Frans van Aarssens (1572–1641), Dutch diplomat ...

. In January 2009, the party's leader was Joseph Kauandenge.

Policies

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

The NMDC received the most votes from the

Omaheke Region Omaheke ( hz, 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. The self-governed vil ...

with 1549. It was more than 37% of the party's total votes and earned them 5th place out of 9 parties in the region.

2009

In September 2009, the Nam DMC launched its campaign for the

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. 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 , nickname = , settlement_type = City , motto = Ex Oriente Lux , image_skyline = Gobabis Namibia aerial.jpg , imagesize = 300px , imag ...

, Omaheke Region, possibly by the end of September 2009.

List of candidates for the National Assembly

In October 2009, the party listed the following list of candidates for the National Assembly of Namibia It was notable for only listing 25 names, rather than the customary 72. It included only 4 women.

List

* 1. Chief

Frans Migub ǀGoagoseb Chief Frans Migub ǀGoagoseb (born 16 June 1954) is a Namibian politician and Damara leader. He is the party leader of the Namibian Democratic Movement for Change and was the party's candidate for president in the 2009 general election. In that e ...

* 2. Joseph Kauandenge * 3. Benjamin Jagger * 4. Maria Lourence * 5.

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* 6. David Klaas Eiseb * 7.

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* 8. Josef Mberira * 9.

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* 10. Adries Bezuidenhout * 11.

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* 12.

Josua Hange Josua or Jozua is a male given name and a variation of the Hebrew name Yeshua. Notable people with this name include: * Josua Bühler (1895–1983), Swiss philatelist * Josua de Grave (1643–1712), Dutch draughtsman and painter *Josua Harrsch (166 ...

* 13. Charlien Hoko * 14. Jowy Makono * 15. Zebald Kaunatjike * 16.

Nelson Tjerivanga Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...

* 17.

Ernst Gariseb Ernst is both a surname and a given name, the German, Dutch, and Scandinavian form of Ernest. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Adolf Ernst (1832–1899) German botanist known by the author abbreviation "Ernst" * Anton Ernst (1975-) ...

* 18.

Stephanus Awarab Stephanus is a masculine given name, a surname and a genus. It may refer to: Sole name * Stephanus I of Antioch, Patriarch of Antioch 342–344 * Stephanus of Byzantium, 6th century author of an important geographical dictionary * Stephanus of Ale ...

* 19. Kennedy Kutako * 20. Iherikua Katjinyaa * 21. Getrude Uiras * 22. Tina Swartbooi * 23. Petrus Doeseb * 24. Ehrenfriede Tjikundisa * 25. Marichen NarisNDMC reveals candidates
New Era, 28 October 2009

References

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