The Presidency of the Cape Verdean Republic informed in a note that José Maria Neves is leaving for Luanda on Wednesday, to attend the investiture ceremony of João Lourenço, scheduled for the following day.
"The nation's highest magistrate will, therefore, witness this high moment of Angolan democracy and which will constitute another opportunity to continue to deepen the excellent relations of friendship, solidarity and cooperation between our countries and peoples, but also at a multilateral level", prospected the same source.
João Lourenço was one of the heads of states present in the city of Praia to attend the inauguration of José Maria Neves as President of the Republic of Cape Verde, which took place on November 9, 2021.
In January, José Maria Neves made a state visit to Angola, the first such trip abroad since taking office, at the invitation of his counterpart.
From Angola, he continued, the President of the Republic will travel to the United States of America, where he will participate in the General Assembly of the United Nations, on 20 September, and will visit the Cape Verdean community in the New England region.
According to the final tabulation minutes of the August 24 general elections, the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and its candidate, the outgoing President, João Lourenço, won with 51.17 percent of the votes, followed by the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), with 43.95 percent.
With these results, the MPLA elected 124 deputies and UNITA 90 deputies, almost double the 2017 elections.
UNITA and the Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola – Electoral Coalition (CASA-CE), which did not elect any deputy, contested the results, but the Constitutional Court dismissed the appeals and last week validated the final results of the elections.
João Lourenço, re-elected President for the next five years, takes office on Thursday, followed by the elected deputies.
