Luanda - President-elect João Lourenço promised Monday to continuously work for Angola's large economy, large democracy and a society in which national citizens have the same opportunities to develop their talents and prosper.
The head of the MPLA's list for the general elections of 24 August, made the pledge at final results released by the National Electoral Commission (CNE), which guarantee his party the positions of President and Vice-President of the Republic, as well as 124, of the 220, MPs to the National Assembly.
CNE gave the ruling MPLA party the victory, with 51.07% (3.1 million votes / 124 MPs), with UNITA coming second, with 44.05% (2.7 million / 90 MPs).
The PRS ranked third, with 1.13% (70,398 / 2 MPs), followed by the FNLA, with 1.05% (65,223 / 2 MPs), and the PHA, with 1.01% (63,002 / 2 MPs) . CASA-CE, on the other hand, had 0.75% (46,750), not having obtained any MP, as did the APN, with 0.48% (29,740), and P-JANGO, with 0.42% (26,268).
“(…) this mandate of the People, which is sovereign, grants the MPLA the constitutional right and obligation of its candidate to be sworn in as President of the Republic of Angola, to form the Executive, appointing the ministers and secretaries of State, the governors from all 18 provinces, as well as all municipal administrators”, he declared.
He envisaged for the next five years an Executive that guarantees the stability and consolidation of the democratic and lawful State and that promotes dialogue and social consultation with the different partners of civil society.
João Lourenço pledged to fight for more transparency and efficiency of State institutions, more development and progress for Angola and for the Angolans.
The commitment to a programme focused on diversifying the economy and creating jobs, training staff and strengthening the education system, modernising Public Administration and decentralising the State, expanding health services and basic sanitation.
He also spoke of the continuity of a set of investments and necessary reforms to make Angola a more prosperous, more developed and more innovative country, giving all Angolans the future they aspire to and deserve.
He urged unity in a new spirit of patriotism and responsibility, where everyone contributes to a more just society.
João Lourenço proposes, with the private sector and other partners, to invest "strongly" in the creation of more opportunities for employment, self-employment and success in entrepreneurship, considering that it is time to open the doors of opportunities to young people, to restore the prosperity and promoting peace.
He praised the level of organisation of the elections, the massive presence of observers and the free media coverage of the elections, which led the international community to recognise these elections as having been free, fair and transparent.
He considered the absolute majority achieved as a victory of humility, seriousness and stability, thanking them for participating in the elections and ensuring the functioning of polling stations, while saluting competing political forces.
The election had the participation of eight parties and 6.4 million voters, corresponding to 44.82 percent of the 14.3 million registered citizens.
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