Adalberto Costa Júnior spoke at the opening of the II Ordinary Meeting of the National Union Political Commission for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), which runs in Viana between Friday and Saturday.
"We are saying this not to repeat, not to turn the page of coexistence, dialogue, after all, we are children of the same country, we are Angolans, we want the good of Angola and make no sense to intensify the spirits, when you have an election that After all it is cyclic, it is regular, it will happen many times, and we need to do differently, but they cannot be speeches only, it has to be practices and facts, "he said.
According to Adalberto Costa Júnior, in Angola the elections almost paralyze the country, with very long processes and "the latter were no exception."
"The elections of last August, practically had a pre-campaign of almost a year and a half, the country lived almost exclusively focused on elections during a substantive part of 2021 and throughout 2022," he said.
The president of UNITA argued that it is necessary to "stop proceeding this way", because "the damage that the country entails because of this position is immense."
"We have to normalize the functioning of institutions and our own lives, we have to look at electoral processes as cyclic and normal circumstances and not as extraordinary, elections will occur at common levels and formats, inside and outside institutions and They are good, because they allow renewal, because it is not good when one remains a long time in the interpretation of functions, the addictions are gained and sensitivity is lost, "he said.
According to Adalberto Costa Júnior, all 2021 was formatted due to the 2022 elections, and in addition to the COVID-19 pandemic, "the boundless games came in an attempt to maintain power."
"Practically, the last three years have been years of a boundless conflict, no rules, without norms, without democratic parameters, detailed to a democratic and law, defiled to constitutional values, which are well backed in the Constitution and Laws of the Republic of Angola, "he said.
Despite the picture described, Adalberto Costa Júnior said the elections went well, as well as the election campaign, even with "many incidents." "I would even say that there were incidents in all acts of the campaign, [however] we knew how to get around them and pass the message of party and hope," he said.
Regarding the general elections of August 24, the politician said that "they brought a powerful message to everyone, not just to the regime."
"These elections marked a substantial difference with all the previous ones. I am sure that the Angolans this time sent a message into political parties, either to us, these elections were not the traditional elections of historical emotional context, this kind of vote was over." , he pointed out.
"The Angolans went to vote for the program and because of the leaders and political proposals, this time we felt more than before, arguably more than they voted for those programs that could realize their dream and dignity and vote massively. There was an emotional historical displacement in these elections, it is indisputable, "he added.
The UNITA leader regretted the post-election environment "full of threats, prisons, which have reached society a little transverse."
"They did not only reach political parties, also reached civic activists, the citizen. We have the case of a partner of ours assaulted, his wife his arms cut several times by hot knives," said Adalberto Costa Júnior, referring to the case, occurred In September, with Radio Awakening journalist, linked to Unita, Emanuel "Claudio in", criticizing the silence of the authorities.
