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Independent Patriots for Change
The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) is a political party in Namibia. It was founded by Panduleni Itula in August 2020. As an independent presidential candidate in the November 2019 election, Itula won the best result of a losing candidates ever in elections in Namibia. At the founding meeting on 2 August 2020 in Windhoek, Itula was elected party president, Brian Kefas Black chairman and Christine Esperanza !Aochamus general secretary.[2][3]
Independent Patriots for Change Unabhängige Patrioten für den Wechsel (German) | |
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| Abbreviation | IPC |
| President | Panduleni Itula |
| Chairperson | Brian Kefas Black |
| Secretary-General | Christine Esperanza !Aochamus |
| Founders | Panduleni Itula |
| Founded | 2 August 2020 |
| Headquarters | Windhoek Khomas Region |
| Ideology | Grassroots democracy[1] |
| Seats in the National Assembly | 0 / 104 |
| Seats in the National Council | 2 / 42 |
| Regional Councillors | 0 / 121 |
| Local Councillors | 0 / 378 |
| Pan-African Parliament | 0 / 5 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The party participated in the 2020 local and regional council elections.[4] It won the municipal elections in the commercial hubs Walvis Bay and Swakopmund,[5] and 29 seats in different constituencies in Northern Namibia, hitherto considered an impenetrable SWAPO stronghold.[6]
References
- ^ "Independent Patriots for Change | About Us". IPC Namibia. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ "Patriots march". The Namibian.
- ^ "Familiar faces surface at IPC - Politics - Namibian Sun". www.namibiansun.com. 3 August 2020.
- ^ https://neweralive.com.na/posts/itulas-ipc-holds-maiden-convention[permanent dead link] | Itula’s IPC holds maiden convention - New Era Live
- ^ (PDF). Electoral Commission of Namibia. 29 November 2020. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ Eliaser Ndeyanale (29 November 2020): Swapo loses 29 local council seats in the north. The Namibian