The presidential college of the Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola – Electoral Coalition (CASA-CE) says that, despite the negative results of the August 24 elections, it will continue to "fight with its head held high in favor of the democratic state and the rule of law". and the full and effective realization of Angola and the Angolans".
The coalition chaired by Manuel Fernandes says in a statement that the leaders of the four coalition parties reaffirm their confidence in the current leader, who was the head of the list in the fifth general elections.
CASA-CE, which in the 2017-2022 legislature had 17 deputies, did not elect deputies for the new legislature (2022-2027) following the elections, that is, it lost all seats in parliament.
According to the statement, the internal situation of the political group was under analysis on Tuesday, when the presidential college decided to postpone the main meeting of its national advisory council to October 15, "due to an organizational imperative".
The Constitutional Court proclaimed the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and its candidate, João Lourenço, as winners of the August 24 elections, with 51.17 percent of the votes, followed by the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola. (UNITA), higher in the opposition, with 43.95 percent.
With these results, the MPLA elected 124 deputies and UNITA 90 deputies, almost double the 2017 elections.
The Social Renewal Party (PRS), the National Front for the Total Independence of Angola (FNLA) and the debuting Humanist Party of Angola (PHA) each elect two deputies.
CASA-CE, the National Patriotic Alliance (APN) and P-Njango did not obtain seats in the National Assembly, which in the 2022-2027 legislature has 220 deputies already invested in the functions.
The coalition, created in April 2022 by Abel Chivukuvuku, brings together five parties, namely the Angolan Majority Free Alliance Party (PALMA), Support Party for Democracy and Development of Angola – Patriotic Alliance (PADDA-AP), Angolan Pacific Party (PADDA-AP). PPA), National Salvation Party of Angola (PNSA) and the Democratic Party for Progress of the National Alliance of Angola (PDP-ANA).
