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Namibia vote expected to return party to power

WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Namibia's longtime ruling party may see its grip on this desert nation weakened by a challenge from a new breakaway party hoping to attract voters dissatisfied with corruption and leadership scandals.

President Hifikepunye Pohamba was among the first to vote when polls opened Friday in the two-day election.

He is seeking a second five-year term and his party...

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