ution of Namibia</a> was changed to allow Nujoma to run for a third five-year term in 1999; this was justified on the grounds that he had not been directly elected for his first term, and the change applied only to Nujoma. He won the 1999 election with 76.8% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-DB_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DB-7"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup> The constitution did not allow Nujoma to run in November 2004 for a fourth term, and there was not much enthusiasm even within SWAP