Namibians express satisfaction with democracy - survey
A recent Afrobarometer survey, conducted earlier this year in Namibia, shows that a majority of adult Namibians (55%) say they are satisfied with the way democracy functions in the country, while 43% express little or no satisfaction.
In addition, 53% of Namibians say it is legitimate for the armed forces to take control of government if elected leaders abuse power for their own interests, while 38% believe the armed forces should never intervene in politics.
A majority of Namibians (57%) say it does not matter if one political party always wins elections and continuously governs the country, so long as the elections are free and fair, a recent Afrobarometer survey indicates.
A significant minority of Namibians (39%) believe it is better in a democracy if power sometimes changes hands in elections from one political party to another.
Political diversity
Nearly three-quarters (73%) of citizens say the country needs many political parties to give voters real choices in who governs them, while 25% believe political parties create division and confusion.
About seven in 10 citizens (69%) describe the country as 'a full democracy' (30%) or 'a democracy with minor problems' (39%), an 11-percentage-point decline compared to Afrobarometer’s first survey in Namibia in 1999.
The Afrobarometer team in Namibia, led by Survey Warehouse, interviewed a nationally representative sample of 1 200 adult citizens of Namibia in March.
A sample of this size yields country-level results with a margin of error of +/-3 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. Previous surveys were conducted in Namibia in 1999, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2019 and 2021.
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In addition, 53% of Namibians say it is legitimate for the armed forces to take control of government if elected leaders abuse power for their own interests, while 38% believe the armed forces should never intervene in politics.
A majority of Namibians (57%) say it does not matter if one political party always wins elections and continuously governs the country, so long as the elections are free and fair, a recent Afrobarometer survey indicates.
A significant minority of Namibians (39%) believe it is better in a democracy if power sometimes changes hands in elections from one political party to another.
Political diversity
Nearly three-quarters (73%) of citizens say the country needs many political parties to give voters real choices in who governs them, while 25% believe political parties create division and confusion.
About seven in 10 citizens (69%) describe the country as 'a full democracy' (30%) or 'a democracy with minor problems' (39%), an 11-percentage-point decline compared to Afrobarometer’s first survey in Namibia in 1999.
The Afrobarometer team in Namibia, led by Survey Warehouse, interviewed a nationally representative sample of 1 200 adult citizens of Namibia in March.
A sample of this size yields country-level results with a margin of error of +/-3 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. Previous surveys were conducted in Namibia in 1999, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2019 and 2021.
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