KAPAKO, 26 November 2025- People queuing up at the Mbunza Traditional Authority hall in the Kapako Constituency to cast their votes for the Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections. (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 26 NOVEMBER 2025 - Tobias Hainyeko Constituency residents are assisted during the voting process of 2025 Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections in Windhoek (Photo: Filemon Haininga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 26 November 2025 - Independent Patriots for Change President Panduleni Itula casting his vote. (Photo by: Mathilde Kudumo) NAMPA

MARIENTAL, 26 November 2025 - Several constituencies in the Hardap Region reported steady voter turnout on Wednesday morning, while others saw slower activity, according to updates from returning officers. (Photo by Chelva Wells) NAMPA

France's Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin speaks during a session of questions to the government at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris on November 26, 2025. (Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)

Senate president Gerard Larcher (R) calls for a minute of silence in memory of several senators who have recently passed away during a session of questions to the government at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris on November 26, 2025. (Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) heads of state, including Russia's President Vladimir Putin, tour a national culture exhibiton on the eve of their meeting, in Bishkek on November 26, 2025. (Photo by Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL / AFP)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) heads of state, including Russia's President Vladimir Putin, tour a national culture exhibiton on the eve of their meeting, in Bishkek on November 26, 2025. (Photo by Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL / AFP)