The proposal was expressed by the leader of the parliamentary group of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), Liberty Chiaka, at a press conference to present the party's position in the face of the public invitation for dialogue made by the parliamentary group of the Popular Liberation Movement of Angola (MPLA).
According to Liberty Chiaka, a week ago the leader of the MPLA bench invited Angolans to reflect on the need to institutionalize inclusive dialogue mechanisms at the various levels and segments of national life, not only in relation to the functioning of institutions, but also, above all , in the informal circuits for capturing the popular will and popular perception of the various social, economic, political and cultural phenomena that form the national environment of Angolans.
Liberty Chiaka stressed that the invitation contains aspects that they consider to be "very positive" and others that "enclose some misunderstandings that require a public position by the UNITA parliamentary group".
"Finally, the MPLA decided to associate itself with the genuine desire of the majority of Angolans", said the parliamentary leader, considering that "the escape from dialogue had an impact on the setback of the democratic rule of law", namely the closure of the bilateral mechanism of political concertation between the Government and UNITA after the 2008 elections.
"Who in the National Assembly has been avoiding the debate of urgent, necessary, relevant and public interest issues?", questioned the leader of the UNITA parliamentary group, citing cases of rejection of requests such as parliamentary commissions of inquiry into public debt, the sovereign wealth fund , the management of the state oil company Sonangol or the management of the former BESA (Banco Espírito Santo de Angola) and BPC (Banco de Poupança e Crédito).
The politician also questioned who abandoned the dialogue in the National Assembly on the proposed Law on the Institutionalization of Local Authorities.
"Those who defend inclusive, open, honest dialogue must be aware of these manifestations of lack of dialogue, those who defend dialogue do justice, do not favor the judiciary, those who defend dialogue carry out a serious and comprehensive fight against corruption and not selective", he stressed.
According to Liberty Chiaka, UNITA has always defended dialogue and expressed availability, "unlike the MPLA, which has always evaded and shielded itself in the qualified majority and in this case in the absolute majority".
Liberty Chiaka said that the UNITA parliamentary group identified in the MPLA parliamentary group's invitation three positive elements for building the future, namely the implicit recognition that the course of deepening democracy in the country had been abandoned and needs to be resumed.
"And the ruling party is now available to, little by little, through inclusive dialogue, resume the course of deepening democracy", he stressed.
For UNITA's parliamentary group, there is no need to institutionalize more or new mechanisms for social consultation dialogue to capture the popular will and popular perception of the various social, economic, political and cultural phenomena, "it is necessary to use the mechanisms existing".
"Enough of talk about municipalities, we need to act, to make it happen in fact", said the deputy.
The holding of the first municipal elections had been scheduled for 2020, but they were postponed without a new date, depending on the finalization of the approval of the municipal legislative package.
