©Paulo Novais/EPA Author: Lusa Two opposition parties, UNITA and CASA-CE, have filed appeals in relation to the electoral process before the Constitutional Court (TC), none of them related to the annulment of elections, the institution reported this Friday. “The court received late yesterday afternoon [quinta-feira] two complaints, two requests that open the electoral dispute, one […]
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Marcelo points out that the electoral process in Angola has not yet ended
© Antonio Pedro Santos/Lusa Author: Lusa The Portuguese president said this Saturday, in Luanda, that the Angolan electoral process is not yet concluded, refusing to comment on Wednesday’s elections, at a time when provisional data from the National Electoral Commission give an absolute majority to the ruling party. “I continue in my position, which is […]
“CNE did not receive complaints from any competitor” about Angolan elections
© Ampe Rogerio/Lusa Author: TSF with Lusa The National Electoral Commission of Angola assured this afternoon that it has not yet received any complaint related to the electoral process in the country. “The CNE has not received complaints from any competitor and if they eventually arrive, as is normal, the CNE has the legal duty […]
Guterres regrets lack of agreement in nuclear conference and warns of threats to collective security
© Yasin Akgul/AFP Author: Lusa The Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, was disappointed this Saturday by the failure of the review conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which ended on Friday without an agreement, pointing out that the lack of consensus threatens collective security. While the Secretary-General welcomes the sincere and […]
The Pope names 20 new cardinals, including the first from East Timor
© Alberto Pizzoli/AFP Author: Lusa Pope Francis named 20 new cardinals this Saturday, in a ceremony at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, including the first from East Timor, in a consistory that gives the college a greater representation of all churches. The new cardinals come from all corners of the world, including the first […]
“Vote with hope and without rancor”, asks Lula
© Marcos Serra Lima/O Globo TV/AFP Author: João Almeida Moreira, in São Paulo Lula admitted corruption in Petrobras, during his term, and acknowledged that his successor Dilma Rousseff made mistakes, but also sent a message of “optimism and hope, never rancor” to voters during an interview with the Jornal Nacional, or the most important news […]
With practically all the votes counted, the MPLA wins with more than 51% compared to 44% for UNITA
©Paulo Novais/EPA Author: Lusa The MPLA won the general elections in Angola with an absolute majority and 51.07% of the vote, followed by UNITA with 44.05% of the vote, according to the National Electoral Commission (CNE) of Angola, when the 97 .3% of polling stations. vote. The provisional results were released this Thursday by the […]
sexual abuse Luso descendant sues Catholic priest in the United States
The descendant of Portuguese assures that the abuses continue to affect him today © Henriques da Cunha / Slideshow / Global Images Author: Marguerite Serra Jason Medeiros accuses the priest of sexual abuse that began when he was just 12 years old. He attended the parish primary school and was an acolyte, so he had […]
MNE advises Portuguese in Angola to avoid crowds and unnecessary travel due to elections
© Paulo Novais/Lusa Author: Lusa The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommended this Monday to the Portuguese in Angola to adopt a “vigilance posture” and discouraged the presence “with large concentrations of people” due to the proximity of the general elections on Wednesday. “Angola will hold its fifth general elections on August 24, having decreed a […]
Less than 10% of Angolans residing in Portugal are eligible to vote in the elections
© Paulo Novais/Lusa Author: Lusa The Angolan ambassador to Portugal said on Monday that the number of Angolans who will be able to vote in Portugal is around 7,600, which represents less than 10% of the total of these emigrants in Portugal. “The number of Angolans registered to vote in Portugal is around 6,000 in […]