Luanda - The Episcopal Conference of Angola and Sao Tome and Principe (CEAST) on Monday urged political leaders to have more dialogue and help create a smoother social and political environment.
Talking to the press after a meeting with the Head of State João Lourenço, the Lunda Sul Province archbishop, Dom Manuel Imbamba, expressed concern that the political parties are monopolizing life in society.
According to the CEAST Chairman, Dom Manuel Imbamba, the political representatives should contribute for an environment of more hope and security and not with suspicion.
The prelate who was accompanied by the Luanda Archbishop Dom Filomeno Vieira Dias, said that he requested the Head of State to work on clearing the negative political environment that the country is facing, in order to bring about a smoother environment in society.
Dom Manuel Imbamba expects that in the coming years there is greater focus on the well-being of the population and of the country as a whole.
The religious leader recalled also the commitment of the politicians in the moralization, education, ethics and in the promotion of positive and cultural behaviours in society.
He advised for continual commitment to building unity in diversity for the benefit of the human, social, cultural, political and economic development of Angola.
The CEAST Chairman stated that the Church will continue to cooperate in the fields of education, health and training families with ethical values.
The Lunda Sul Archbishop, Dom Manuel Imbamba, stressed that it is necessary a change of mindset and attitudes in order to bring about joy, personal fulfilment and healthy socialization.
Angola held general elections on 24 August, in which MPLA won 124 MPs out of the 220 seats in the National Assembly (parliament), with its presidential candidate, João Lourenço, being re-elected as President of the Republic.
UNITA gained 90 MPs, while FNLA, PRS and PHA elected two MPs each.
