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As reported by www.trendsnafrica.com, the main opposition party in Angola-National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) – has urged the constitutional court to hear its appeals and invalidate the declared election results.
As reported by www.trendsnafrica.com, the main opposition party in Angola-National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) – has urged the constitutional court to hear its appeals and invalidate the declared election results. The election results declared recently proclaimed João Lourenço’s MPLA as president, enabling him to retain the august office.
Chairman and Presidential candidate of UNITA, Adalberto Costa Jústice Jr claimed discrepancies of over 500,000 votes changed the official results. He asserted that the data compiled by UNITA’s counting and tabulation center reveal huge and unacceptable differences from those published by the CNE.
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The ruling Angolan National Electoral Commission (CNE) in response to the petition asked the Constitutional Court to reject the appeals lodged by the UNITA. Of the 16 electoral commissioners, four did not sign off on the final results. That questioned the credibility of the polls, UNITA asserted.
