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Political party in Namibia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Christian Democratic Voice (CDV) is a political party in Namibia. It was launched in 2014 and has about 8,000 members.[3]
Christian Democratic Voice | |
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Abbreviation | CDV |
Secretary-General | Faustus Thomas |
President | Gotthard Kandume |
Founded | 2014 |
Ideology | Christian democracy Christian nationalism[1] Pro-life[2] |
Political position | Right-wing to far-right[citation needed] |
Religion | Neo-Pentecostalism[1] |
Colors | Blue and Green |
The Christian Democratic Voice has its main backing in Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians. The CDV demand "that Namibia be declared a Christian state"[4] and endorses that "spiritual leaders" are needed in parliament to keep the balance of power in Namibia.[5]
Pentecostal and Charismatic sects in Namibia are accused of exploiting desperate members of the Namibian society. General-secretary Faustus Thomas, although admitting certain problems among these groups, rejects a control of these organizations and insisted that they be given time to regulate themselves.[4]
The party calls itself the only pro-life party in Namibia.[5]
For the 2019 Namibian general election the party formed a coalition with the Rally for Democracy and Progress. The CDV did not file an own candidate for the presidency.[3]
Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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2019 | Gotthard Kandume | 5,841 | 0.71% | 1 / 96 |
1 | 10th | Opposition |
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