Politician named Adolf Hitler triumphs in Namibia local elections 5th time in a row

By James Kunda

LUSAKA, Zambia (AA) - A Namibian politician named after German dictator Adolf Hitler was declared the winner by a landslide in a local government election, according to official results published late Thursday.

Adolf Hitler Uunona, now preferring to be addressed as Adolf Uunona, retained his seat in his small northern constituency of Ompundja in the Oshana region by receiving 1,275 votes, while his sole challenger, Isak Akawa, received 148 votes.

Uunona, who has no connection to the infamous German Fuhrer, ran on the ruling South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party ticket, while Akawa ran on the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC).

Uunona has held the council seat in the region of the former German colony since 2004 and earlier Thursday announced he would going forward prefer being officially addressed as Adolf Uunona.

He was quoted by local media as saying he no longer wanted to be known by his birth name as his character and ambition were the opposite of the former Nazi Germany chancellor, whom he says he hardly ever knew.