Angola: Election 2022 - Pha Ranks First in Ballot Placement

Luanda - The random drawing for 24 August general elections ballot placement Wednesday dictated the Humanist Party of Angola (PHA) as number one on the list.

In the following places were P-NJANGO, UNITA, FNLA, CASA-CE, APN, PRS and MPLA.

The ceremony was held National Electoral Commission (CNE) premises, under the guidance its president Manuel Pereira da Silva.

The event gathered representatives of the list of competing political parties, among other guests.

This year's elections, which will have the participation of Angolans abroad for the first time, are the fifth in Angola's history, after those in 1992, 2008, 2012 and 2017.

Of the total of over 14 million voters expected at the polls, 22,560 are residing abroad, spread across 25 cities in 12 countries in Africa, Europe and America.

Abroad it will take place in countries such as South Africa (Pretorio, Cape Town and Johannesburg), Namibia (Windhoek, Oshakati and Rundu) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa, Lubumbashi and Matadi).

Still on the cradle continent, Angolans residing in the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville, Dolisie and Pointe Noire) and in Zambia (Lusaka, Mongu and Solwezi) will be able to vote.

Outside the continent, they will also vote in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Brasília and São Paulo), Germany (Berlin), Belgium (Brussels), France (Paris), United Kingdom (London), Portugal (Lisbon and Porto) and the Netherlands ( Rotterdam).

More than 14 million voters are expected to participate in the process, of whom 22,560 residing abroad.

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