Because of the heavy turnout, reaching 75 percent in some areas, it took two days to count the ballots.

Both state and city election officials predicted a heavier turnout today.

Despite such episodes, election observers reported a heavy turnout and no systematic abuses.

"We anticipated a heavy turnout, but never this heavy," he said.

A moderate to heavy turnout was reported from the 15 states and six union territories which voted yesterday.

There was an unexpectedly heavy turnout of about 90%.

Does that mean some voters, particularly in the heavy turnout black Democratic precincts, had been improperly turned away?

And if even 10 percent of the voters go to the polls on May 7, it will be a heavy turnout.

But the heavy turnout in areas where loyalty to Swapo is known to be strong suggests that it will do well.