Luanda – Angolan president João Lourenço said Thursday in Luanda that the invitation of the election observers is a matter of the competence of the Head of State and the National Electoral Commission (CNE).
Answering a question related to the issue, during a collective interview held Thursday, the statesman mentioned the law and argued that other institutions such as the National Assembly, the Constitutional Court and political parties can also invite observers, through the CNE
He also argued that the CNE has set a limit of two thousand observers for the August 24 elections, who will have to be accredited up to 30 days before the elections.
In this sense, he said that what has to be done will be within the framework of what the Law establishes, not understanding, therefore, attempts to pressure this area.
As for the purpose of recognising and accrediting National Election Observers, the CNE sets a quota of up to 2,000 observers, in accordance with article 7 of the Regulation on the Recognition and Accreditation of Election Observers.
This year's general elections were called on June 3, after favorable opinions from the National Electoral Commission (CNE) and the Constitutional Court (TC) on the existence of conditions for this purpose.
The application submission period, which began last Monday (06), will run until the 25th of this month.
After this phase, political parties will have ten days to respond to any irregularities or shortcomings in the processes presented.
The last general elections, which took place in 2017, were won by the MPLA with 61.08 percent of the votes, giving it the current 150 MPs in a Parliament with 220 seats.
