Independent Patriots for Change

Independent Patriots for Change
Independent Patriots for Change
Abbreviation	IPC
President	Panduleni Itula
Chairperson	Brian Kefas Black
Secretary-General	Christine Esperanza !Aochamus
Founders	Panduleni Itula
Founded	2 August 2020; 4 years ago
Headquarters	Windhoek
Ideology	Grassroots democracy ; Anti-corruption
Seats in the National Assembly	0 / 104
Seats in the National Council	2 / 42
Regional Councillors	0 / 121
Local Councillors	0 / 378
Pan-African Parliament	0 / 5
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Website
	www.ipc-namibia.com//
	Politics of Namibia; Political parties; Elections;

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 November 2019 election, Itula won the best result of a losing candidates ever in elections in Namibia. At the founding meeting on 2 August 2020 in Windhoek, Itula was elected party president, Brian Kefas Black chairman and Christine Esperanza !Aochamus general secretary.^[3]^[4] Vicepresident is Trevino Forbes.

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]

References

^ "Independent Patriots for Change | About Us". IPC Namibia. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
^ "Independent Patriots for Change | Party Manifesto" (PDF). 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^{[permanent dead link]} | Itula’s IPC holds maiden convention - New Era Live
^ "2020 Local Authority Elections Results and Allocation of Seats" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Namibia. 29 November 2020. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
^ Eliaser Ndeyanale (29 November 2020): Swapo loses 29 local council seats in the north. The Namibian

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[1] "Independent Patriots for Change | About Us". IPC Namibia. Retrieved 2023-01-08.

[2] "Independent Patriots for Change | Party Manifesto" (PDF). IPC Namibia. Retrieved 2024-03-09.

[3] "Patriots march". The Namibian.

[4] "Familiar faces surface at IPC - Politics - Namibian Sun". www.namibiansun.com. 3 August 2020.

[5] ttps://neweralive.com.na/posts/itulas-ipc-holds-maiden-convention^{[permanent dead link]} | Itula’s IPC holds maiden convention - New Era Live

[6] "2020 Local Authority Elections Results and Allocation of Seats" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Namibia. 29 November 2020. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

[7] Eliaser Ndeyanale (29 November 2020): Swapo loses 29 local council seats in the north. The Namibian

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v t e Political parties in Namibia
Parliament	SWAPO (63) Popular Democratic Movement (16) Landless People's Movement (4) National Unity Democratic Organisation (2) All People's Party (2) United Democratic Front (2) Republican Party (2) Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters (2) Rally for Democracy and Progress (1) Christian Democratic Voice (1) SWANU (1)
Unrepresented	Congress of Democrats Independent Patriots for Change National Democratic Party National Empowerment Fighting Corruption Workers Revolutionary Party National Patriotic Front
Local parties	Gobabis Residents' Association, 1 seat in Gobabis Karibib Ratepayers Association, 1 seat in Karibib Monitor Action Group, 1 seat in Outjo Okahandja Rate Payers Association, 1 seat in Okahandja Omaruru Community Development Association, 1 seat in Omaruru Rehoboth Independent Town Management Association, 1 seat in Rehoboth United People's Movement, 1 seat in Rehoboth Rundu Concerned Citizens Association, 1 seat in Rundu Rundu Urban Community Association, 1 seat in Rundu Swakopmund Residents Association, 2 seats in Swakopmund Joint Walvis Bay Residents Association, 1 seat in Walvis Bay Affirmative Repositioning, 2 seats in Windhoek
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