KATIMA MULILO, Namibia, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- As more results are pouring in for the recent presidential and National Assembly elections held in Namibia, the ruling party Swapo continues its lead in the race.

Xinhua's correspondent currently stationed at Katima Mulilo has noticed the ruling party's new gains such as in the Onayena constituency in Oshikoto Region, although there are 41 rejected ballot papers.

Swapo has secured a resounding 8,589 votes in the parliamentary vote, in which the Rally for Development and Progress won 185 votes and the Congress of Democrats (CoD) got six.

Among other contenders, all People's Party received two of the votes that were cast, the South West Africa National Union (SWANU)received 32 votes and the United Democratic Front (UDF) received four.

In the presidential vote, Hifikepunye Pohamba, the incumbent president, received 8,332 votes, compared with his rival Hidipo Hamutenya of the Rally for Development and Progress, who managed to get 159 votes. Ignatius Shixwameni of the All People's Party (APP) received eight votes. Ben Ulenga of the Congress of Democrats(CoD) took nine of the votes that were cast.

The latest information also indicated that Henk Mudge of the Republican Party (RP) got 17, Kuaima Riruako of the National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO) received 26 votes and Maamberua Usutuaije of the South West Africa National Union (SWANU) garnered four votes.

More than one million voters are registered in the elections in Namibia, a country with a population of around 2 million. The country holds the polls every five years since its independence from South Africa on March 21, 1990. For the past three elections, Swapo has emerged with two-thirds majority.?