- Title: NAMIBIA: SWAPO SAYS IT IS READY TO BEGIN DRAFTING CONSTITUTION
- Date: 15th November 1989
- Summary: WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA (NOVEMBER 14, 1989) SCU MARTTI AHTISAARI SPEAKING AT NEWS CONFERENCE (ENGLISH SOT) (2 SHOTS) "A FEW MINUTES AGO I INFORMED THE ADMINISTRATOR-GENERAL AFTER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FINAL RESULTS THAT I WAS SATISFIED WITH THE POST-POLLING PROCEDURES THAT UNTAG HAS SUPERVISED AND CONTROLLED. IN FULFILMENT OF MY RESPONSIBILITY, UNDER PARAGRAPH 6 OF THE PROPOSAL FOR A SETTLEMENT OF THE NAMIBIA SITUATION, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 435 OF 1978, I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ELECTORAL PROCESS IN NAMIBIA HAS AT EACH STAGE BEEN FREE AND FAIR AND IT HAS BEEN CONDUCTED TO MY SATISFACTION. I THANK YOU."
- Embargoed: 30th November 1989 12:00
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- Location: Namibia, Namibia
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- Country: Namibia
- Topics: General,Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA4VSJM781E6UA64I25AEDMAGMU
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- Story Text: WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA Sam Nujoma, who is set to become Namibia's first president, said on Wednesday his party is ready to begin drafting a constitution with help from political rivals so they can declare independence from South Africa as soon as possible.
Nujoma's South-West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO)was declared the winner Tuesday of pre-independence elections receiving 57 percent of the vote.
The United Nations (UN) chief representative in Namibia, Marrti Ahtisaari, in charge of over 7,000 peacekeeping forces monitoring the transition to independence, on Tuesday declared the elections free and fair in accordance with UN Resolution 435 of 1978.
Nujoma said that SWAPO will pursue a mixed economy, welcomes foreign investors and wants good relations with both East and West. He has repeatedly urged the 75,000 whites in Namibia to remain and help develop the emerging nation.
SWAPO, which waged a 23-year guerrilla war against South African rule of the territory, will have 41 of the 72 seats in the assembly. Since at least 48 of the 72 members must approve decisions by the assembly SWAPO will have to bargain with some of the five other parties . The Democratic Turnhalle Alliance, that ran civil administration under South African rule, has 21 seats.
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