Christian Democratic Voice

Christian Democratic Voice
AbbreviationCDV
Secretary-GeneralFaustus Thomas
PresidentGotthard Kandume
Founded2014
IdeologyChristian democracy
Christian nationalism
Pro-life
Political positionRight-wing to far-right[citation needed]
ReligionNeo-Pentecostalism
ColorsBlue and Green

The Christian Democratic Voice (CDV) is a political party in Namibia. It was launched in 2014 and has about 8,000 members.

Political position

The Christian Democratic Voice has its main backing in Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians. The CDV demands "that Namibia be declared a Christian state" and states that "spiritual leaders" are needed in parliament to keep the balance of power in Namibia.

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 has insisted that they should be given time to regulate themselves.

The party calls itself the only pro-life party in Namibia.

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.

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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "RDP, Christian Democratic Voice form coalition". The Namibian. Namibia Press Agency. 6 September 2019. p. 3.
  4. 1 2 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. 1 2 New political party on the block. Namibian Sun, 16. April 2013, archive link access on 16 October 2019