Christian Democratic Voice

Christian Democratic Voice
AbbreviationCDV
Secretary-GeneralFaustus Thomas
PresidentGotthard Kandume
Founded2014
IdeologyChristian democracy
Christian nationalism[1]
Pro-life[2]
Political positionRight-wing to far-right[citation needed]
ReligionNeo-Pentecostalism[1]
ColorsBlue and Green
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The Christian Democratic Voice (CDV) is a political party in Namibia. It was launched in 2014 and has about 8,000 members.[3]

Political position

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]

Election results

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]

National Assembly elections

Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Government
2019 Gotthard Kandume 5,841 0.71%
1 / 96
 New Increase 10th Opposition
2024 1,452 0.13%
0 / 96
 Decrease 1 Decrease 20th Extra-parliamentary

References

  1. ^ a b "Namibia should be a Christian state – CDV Party - the Namibian". Archived from the original on 2019-10-16.
  2. ^ "New political party on the block | Namibian Sun". Archived from the original on 2013-04-24.
  3. ^ a b "RDP, Christian Democratic Voice form coalition". The Namibian. Namibia Press Agency. 6 September 2019. p. 3.
  4. ^ a b Hilukilwa, Placido (9 May 2018). "Namibia should be a Christian state – CDV Party". The Namibian. p. 7. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  5. ^ a b New political party on the block. Namibian Sun, 16. April 2013, archive link access on 16 October 2019
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