Luanda – The Social Renewal Party (PRS) said Wednesday that it insists on federalism as an adequate governance model for Angola.
The reaffirmation was made to the press by the party's secretary general, Rui Malopa Miguel, after the submission of the candidacy of his political formation to the Constitutional Court, ahead of this August’s general elections.
Rui Malopa Miguel, the party’s candidate for vice-President of the Republic, said PRS defends the introduction of reforms for the independence and autonomy of the sovereignty organs of the state.
The politician underlined that his party considers federalism the only governance model capable of guaranteeing sustainable development for the country.
He went on to argued that this model "guarantees the freedom of institutions and the autonomy of the regions in the projection of public policies for the communities".
The politician added that the decentralization of "superpowers" was necessary to achieve the growth and well-being of the populations.
According to the politician, the social well-being of Angolan families is one of the key points of PRS's governance programme, if it wins the general elections on August 24.
Rui Miguel said that his party privileges the need for the sustainability of human life because he understands that policies must be directed towards the well-being of people.
Therefore, he added, the PRS emphasizes the sectors of social life, in which is include education, health and the environment, since they are "fundamental areas for the development of families".
PRS defines itself as center-left party, with a federalist and progressive ideology. Its candidacy was signed by 18,000 national citizens, exceeding the minimum of 15,000 signatures required by law.
Founded on November 18, 1990, PRS currently has two MPs in Parliament elected in the last general elections, in 2017, with 1.35 percent of the votes.
During Angola's first general elections, in September 1992, PRS won the position of second largest opposition party by reaching six seats in Parliament.
At the time, under the leadership of Eduardo Kwangana, the then newly created party positioned itself as the third political force in the country, after the MPLA and UNITA, surpassing the historic FNLA (National Front for the Liberation of Angola).
In 2008, it increased to eight the number of MPs in the National Assembly, before starting its downward curve to three seats in 2012 and two in 2017.
The Angolan Parliament is made up of 220 deputies elected by the national (130) and provincial (90) constituencies, currently divided into 150 from the MPLA, 51 from UNITA, 16 from CASA-CE, two from the PRS and one from the FNLA.
More than 14.3 million voters are expected to cast ballots this year, being 22.560 abroad, in a total of 12 countries such as South Africa, Namibia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo and Zambia.
Outside Africa, voting will be open to the Angolan diaspora in Brazil, Germany, Belgium, France, the United Kingdom, Portugal and the Netherlands.
The previous elections were disputed by six political forces with the participation of 76.57 percent of the approximately 9.3 million voters registered.
