| Abbreviation | IPC |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2 August 2020 (age 6) |
| Founder | Panduleni Itula |
| Split | SWAPO |
| President | Panduleni Itula |
| Chairperson | Brian Kefas Black |
| Secretary general | Christine Esperanza !Aochamus |
| Headquarters | Windhoek |
| Ideology | Grassroots democracy[1]
Anti-corruption[2] |
| Website | www.ipc-namibia.com/ |
| Country | Namibia |
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 2019 election, Itula won the best result of a losing candidate in a Namibian presidential election. At the founding meeting on 2 August 2020 in Windhoek, Itula was elected party president, Brian Kefas Black chairman and Christine Esperanza ǃAochamus general secretary.[3][4] Trevino Forbes, the current Mayor of Walvis Bay, serves as the current Vice President of the party.
The party participated in the 2020 local and regional council elections.[5] It won the municipal elections in the commercial hubs Walvis Bay and Swakopmund,[6] and 29 seats in different constituencies in Northern Namibia, hitherto considered an impenetrable SWAPO stronghold.[7] On 28 November 2024, Trevino Forbes of IPC was re-elected as the mayor of Walvis Bay at a special council meeting.[8]
In November 2024, the party contested the 2024 Namibian general election, with its Founder and President, Panduleni Itula, as their presidential candidate. The party received 220,809 votes (20.2%) of the national vote and gained 20 seats in the Parliament of Namibia. It became the second strongest parliamentary party, behind SWAPO. Furthermore, Panduleni Itula, as their presidential candidate, received 284,106 votes (25.84%) nationally, placing him in second position behind Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.
Electoral history
Presidential elections
| Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Panduleni Itula | 284,106 | 25.84% | Lost |
National Assembly elections
| Election | Party Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Panduleni Itula | 220,809 | 20.21% | New | 2nd |
References
- ^ "Independent Patriots for Change | About Us". IPC Namibia. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ "Independent Patriots for Change | Party Manifesto". IPC Namibia. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "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[dead link] | Itula’s IPC holds maiden convention - New Era Live
- ^ "2020 Local Authority Elections Results and Allocation of Seats". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 29 November 2020. p. 6. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ Eliaser Ndeyanale (29 November 2020): Swapo loses 29 local council seats in the north. The Namibian
- ^ Nilenge, Taati (28 November 2024). "Forbes re-elected Walvis mayor". The Namibian