- The presidential election of Angola to be held on August 24 is a tight tussle between João Lourenço of MPLA, who has been in power for the last five years and Adalberto Costa Júnior of UNITA, the country’s main opposition party.
The presidential election of Angola to be held on August 24 is a tight tussle between João Lourenço of MPLA, who has been in power for the last five years and Adalberto Costa Júnior of UNITA, the country’s main opposition party.
The sixty-eight-year-old current President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, has served as the president of Angola since September 26, 2017. Prior to becoming the President, he was Minister of Defense from 2014 to 2017. Adalberto Costa Júnior, sixty years old is the current president of UNITA and a member of the National Assembly of Angola. An electrical engineer by profession, he was elected as president of the UNITA in 2019.
According to the latest reports, Lourenço, is expected to win. His claims for election include achievements in areas such as the fight against corruption, the strengthening of the rule of law, the opening of the Angolan economy, and investments in several sectors such as healthcare and development.
Meanwhile, the United States Senators introduced a Senate resolution on 2nd August calling for free, fair, and peaceful elections in Angola. The resolution urged all political parties to maintain peace and collaborate to implement reforms to strengthen the democratic institutions for the common benefit of the country.
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https://trendsnafrica.com/elections-in-angola-on-august-24/
