OSHAKATI, 21 March 2026 - Chairperson of the Uukwambi Traditional Authority, Herman Iipumbu, pictured during the 36th independence anniversary celebration in Oshakati. (Photo by: Ester Hakaala) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Frans Kapofi, speaks at the Independence celebrations at the Sam Nujoma Stadium. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - Former Trade and Industry Minister and liberation struggle veteran Ben Amathila pictured at the 36th independence celebrations in Windhoek. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - Swapo Member of Parliament, Fenny Tutjavi, speaks at the independence celebrations at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

Strasbourg's incumbent mayor and Les Ecologistes candidate for re-election Jeanne Barseghian casts her ballot during the second round of France's 2026 municipal elections in Strasbourg, eastern France on March 22, 2026. (Photo by FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP)

Strasbourg's incumbent mayor and Les Ecologistes candidate for re-election Jeanne Barseghian (C) prepares to cast her ballot during the second round of France's 2026 municipal elections in Strasbourg, eastern France on March 22, 2026. (Photo by FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP)

Strasbourg's incumbent mayor and Les Ecologistes candidate for re-election Jeanne Barseghian casts her ballot during the second round of France's 2026 municipal elections in Strasbourg, eastern France on March 22, 2026. (Photo by FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP)

People wait in line to cast their ballot in a polling station on the first day to vote for the Italian constitutional referendum on justice reform, in Milan, on March 22, 2026. (Photo by Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP)