Angola: Unita MPs to Take Seats in Parliament

4 September 2022
Angola Press Agency (Luanda)

Luanda — Adalberto Costa Júnior, leader of the largest opposition party in Angola, UNITA, announced Wednesday in Luanda that the 90 deputies of his party elected in the August 24 elections will take their seats in the National Assembly on Friday.

The party that contested the final results of the general elections, in which the political party asked for the annulment of the elections, UNITA opted to take office in all the institutions and continue to "fight".

Adalberto Costa Júnior justified that its efforts will continue within the democratic institutions of the country, as well as internationally.

The UNITA leader said the position follows a consultation carried out throughout the country, admitting that it was not an easy decision, due to the emotions and pressures that generated many divisions.

The final results validated by the Constitutional Court confirmed the victory of the MPLA and its presidential candidate, João Lourenço, with 51.17 percent of the votes, electing 124 deputies in the National Assembly.

The results defined UNITA as the second most voted party with 43.95 percent, electing 90 deputies. The FNLA, PRS and PHA obtained two parliamentary seats each.

In this fifth general election, CASA-CE, APN and P-Njango did not win any seats in the National Assembly composed of 220 deputies.

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