evidence: Central African Republic: Presidential balloting took place on September 19, after a delay of over three weeks. Incumbent president Ange-Félix Patassé won a majority of the votes (51.6 percent). He was followed by Andre Kolingba (19.4 percent) and David Dacko (11.2 percent). Turnout was reported at 56.4 percent of the electorate. Opposition parties contested the results, but international observers declared that even the best of procedures would not have altered the results significantly. [End Page 206] [...] Namibia: Elections to both the presidency and the parliament were held on November 30 and December 1. Preliminary results showed the ruling South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO) dominating both polls. SWAPO received 55 seats in the 72-seat National Assembly, easily maintaining its two-thirds majority (needed to amend the constitution). Two opposition parties, the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) and the Congress of Democrats (COD), won 7 seats each. In the presidential contest, incumbent president Samuel Nujoma finished with over 75 percent of the vote, while COD candidate Ben Ulenga received 11 percent and DTA candidate Katuutire Kaura polled 10 percent. [...] Sri Lanka: Presidential elections were scheduled for December 21. Results will be reported in a future issue.