where candidate mchenry banani was the runner up in the 2014 poll but he secured less than 5 percent of the vote then and polls suggest his party's support base remains narrow. ironically the greatest threat to the ruling swapo party. could be this man. a former dentist he's a member of swapo but he's running as an independent some analysts say this is a sign of a power struggle in swapo. the fear there is that he will put a dent in the president's support and here is another newcomer essam when junk way was elected leader of the national unity democratic organization in march and has become the 1st woman to run for president in the history of the country. like candidate a tuna she's tapping into unhappiness with the state of the economy this is been in a slump since 2016 and it's getting worse by the day with the situation exacerbated by a drought and falling commodity prices youth unemployment stands at nearly 50 percent she says this is having a transformative effect on a new generation. there is a change in the political climate in the media the youth has been very apathetic ther