In total, seven deputies from the party, coordinated by Abel Chivukuvuku and which was recently legalized by the Constitutional Court, requested on Wednesday the National Assembly to suspend their mandate “due to political activities incompatible with the mandate under the terms of the Constitution and the law.” ”.
Speaking to Lusa, Xavier Jaime said that this request aims to comply with the provisions of the Law on Political Parties and the Constitution of the Republic.
“Activity in two parties is strictly prohibited, it’s just because of this and now we are going to simply focus on our work in the party”, said Xavier Jaime.
With the departure of this group of deputies, according to the law, those who come immediately after on the list of deputies replace the vacancies.
After four years of trying to legalize his political project without success, Abel Chivukuku and his members joined the United Patriotic Front (FPU), a political platform that brings together the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), led by Adalberto Costa Júnior, the Democratic Bloc, led by Filomeno Vieira Lopes, and the political project PRA-JÁ Servir Angola at the time.
Through the FPU, the seven deputies who have now requested suspension have joined the list of deputies from the UNITA parliamentary group.
In the 2022 general elections, Abel Chivukuvuku, former activist and leader of the largest opposition party, having, in 2012, created the Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola – Electoral Coalition (CASA-CE), ran for vice-president of the Republic, on the UNITA list, within the scope of the FPU.
