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In August 2009, Wietersheim re-entered politics as a member of the [[Rally for Democracy and Progress (Namibia)|Rally for Democracy and Progress]] (RDP), an opposition party that was created by dissident members of SWAPO.<ref>[http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=28&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=58308&no_cache=1 "Former Agriculture Minister joins RDP"], 10 August 2009.</ref> At the party congress in September 2009, Wietersheim was placed at the 5th spot, which was just below the party's central committee.<ref>[http://www.nshr.org.na/index.php?module=News&func=display&sid=1163 RESULTS OF RDP ELECTORAL COLLEGE: MY ANALYSIS] by [[Phil Ya Nangoloh]], [[Namrights]] previously National Society for Human Rights of Namibia (NSHR), 22 September 2009</ref> In the [[Namibian general election, 2009|November 2009 parliamentary election]], he was one of eight RDP candidates to win seats in the National Assembly.<ref>Tileni Mongudhi and Christof Maletsky, [http://web.archive.org/20091210201008/www.namibian.com.na/news/full-story/archive/2009/december/article/whos-in-whos-out "Who's in, who's out"], ''The Namibian'', 7 December 2009.</ref> |
In August 2009, Wietersheim re-entered politics as a member of the [[Rally for Democracy and Progress (Namibia)|Rally for Democracy and Progress]] (RDP), an opposition party that was created by dissident members of SWAPO.<ref>[http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=28&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=58308&no_cache=1 "Former Agriculture Minister joins RDP"], 10 August 2009.</ref> At the party congress in September 2009, Wietersheim was placed at the 5th spot, which was just below the party's central committee.<ref>[http://www.nshr.org.na/index.php?module=News&func=display&sid=1163 RESULTS OF RDP ELECTORAL COLLEGE: MY ANALYSIS] by [[Phil Ya Nangoloh]], [[Namrights]] previously National Society for Human Rights of Namibia (NSHR), 22 September 2009</ref> In the [[Namibian general election, 2009|November 2009 parliamentary election]], he was one of eight RDP candidates to win seats in the National Assembly.<ref>Tileni Mongudhi and Christof Maletsky, [http://web.archive.org/20091210201008/www.namibian.com.na/news/full-story/archive/2009/december/article/whos-in-whos-out "Who's in, who's out"], ''The Namibian'', 7 December 2009.</ref> |
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In September 2010, von Wietersheim and eight other opposition politicians were sworn-in as members of the National Assembly following a six month boycott due to perceived electoral irregularities in the 2009 election which were proven false by the supreme court of Namibia.<ref> |
In September 2010, von Wietersheim and eight other opposition politicians were sworn-in as members of the National Assembly following a six month boycott due to perceived electoral irregularities in the 2009 election which were proven false by the supreme court of Namibia.<ref>{{Wayback |date=20120331214430 |url=http://www.namibian.com.na/news/full-story/archive/2010/september/article/full-house/ |title="Full house" }}, ''The Namibian'', 15 September 2010.</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 00:01, 5 October 2014
Anton von Wietersheim (born 10 June 1951[1]) is a Namibian politician. Wietersheim was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Namibia from 1989 to 1990 and was elected to the National Assembly as a SWAPO candidate in 1990. He served as Minister of Agriculture before resigning in 1993.
In August 2009, Wietersheim re-entered politics as a member of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), an opposition party that was created by dissident members of SWAPO.[2] At the party congress in September 2009, Wietersheim was placed at the 5th spot, which was just below the party's central committee.[3] In the November 2009 parliamentary election, he was one of eight RDP candidates to win seats in the National Assembly.[4]
In September 2010, von Wietersheim and eight other opposition politicians were sworn-in as members of the National Assembly following a six month boycott due to perceived electoral irregularities in the 2009 election which were proven false by the supreme court of Namibia.[5]
References
- ^ Klaus Becker, Jürgen Hecker, and Sigrid Kube, Vom Schutzgebiet bis Namibia, 1884–1984 (1985), page 523 Template:De icon.
- ^ "Former Agriculture Minister joins RDP", 10 August 2009.
- ^ RESULTS OF RDP ELECTORAL COLLEGE: MY ANALYSIS by Phil Ya Nangoloh, Namrights previously National Society for Human Rights of Namibia (NSHR), 22 September 2009
- ^ Tileni Mongudhi and Christof Maletsky, "Who's in, who's out", The Namibian, 7 December 2009.
- ^ Archived 2012-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, The Namibian, 15 September 2010.
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