"We didn't back down in the delivery of our candidacy, what happened is that in the vicinity where our offices are, there was a power cut and as we were already in the last phase of printing the lists, this power cut did not allow us to continue printing the lists", explained Nimi-a-Sibi.
According to the leader of the FNLA, who initially scheduled the delivery of his candidacy to the TC at 2 pm for Wednesday, the fact has already been reported to the judicial body and the delivery of signatures has been rescheduled for this Thursday.
"After a while the power was restored, we finished printing, but it was late, but tomorrow [Thursday] we will formalize our candidacy at 2 pm", assured the president of the "brothers" party.
Nimi-a-Sibi also said that his party will deposit around 17,000 signatures.
For the general elections called for 24 August, the parties Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA, in power since 1975), the Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola – Electoral Coalition (CASA-CE) have already formalized their candidacies with the TC. , National Patriotic Alliance (APN), National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) and the Social Renewal Party (PRS).
Angola holds general elections on 24 August, in which the President of the Republic will be indirectly elected – as provided for in the Constitution.
