Luanda – Candidate Florbela Malaquias, the only woman to run for President of the Republic in the 2022 general elections, has just voted at table 3 of polling station 13, in the urban district of Ingombota, municipality of Luanda.
The head-of-list of the PHA reached the venue along with some members of her party, which emerges for the first time on the Angolan political scene.
This year's elections, which will have the participation of Angolans in the diaspora for the first time, are the fifth in Angola's history, after those in 1992, 2008, 2012 and 2017.
Eight political forces are competing for the present elections, for which 14.3 million voters are registered, in the country and abroad.
Seven political parties (MPLA, UNITA, PRS, FNLA, PHA, APN and P-NJANGO) and a coalition of political parties (CASA-CE) are running for 2022 elections.
This year's general elections aim to elect the President of the Republic, the Vice-President of the Republic and the MPs to the National Assembly.