The 2nd ordinary meeting of the Political Bureau will focus on the political, economic and social situation of the country, as well as issues related to the internal life of the party, a note from the MPLA, a party in power since 1975, states.
Among the issues to be addressed are the "legal imperatives inherent to the calamity situation in the country, as well as compliance with the guidelines set out by the health authorities, in the framework of biosecurity rules and protection measures, in order to ensure victory against the covid-19 pandemic".
The party's summit will also discuss the process of preparation and holding of the 7th Ordinary Congress of OMA (Angolan Women's Organization), the party's women's arm, scheduled for the first quarter of next year, and the regularization of the MPLA's leadership in the provinces of Cunene, Huambo, Luanda and Uíge.
The meeting will also consider the information from the Secretariat of the Political Bureau and the Discipline and Audit Committee of the Central Committee on the activities developed by the party and its social organizations during the first four months of 2020.
The first provincial secretaries of the party and the other members of the Political Bureau living outside Luanda will attend the meeting by videoconference, given the measures in place to contain the spread of covid-19 and the health fence that remains in this province.
