Luanda - The ninth day of the electoral campaign on Monday is being marked by the mobilisation of voters and mass political rallies across the country, ahead of the general elections of 24 August.
PHA
The Humanist Party of Angola (PHA) pledged to work to ensure everybody’s access to healthy diet, clothing, housing, drinking water, health, work and education "in order to improve the Angolan people’s living standards.
The pledge was made by the leader of the PHA, Florbela Malaquias, who met the sovereign of Bailundo, Ekuikui IV, on Monday. PHA leader is working in the province of Huambo, where she will hold a march followed by a mass rally to attract the voters in the Angola’s central Huambo region.
P-NJANGO
The Nationalist Party for Justice in Angola (P-NJANGO) announced for this week his party’s door-to-door campaign in the outskirts of several provinces.
The spokesperson for the party José Manuel da Costa told ANGOP that in the second week of the electoral campaign, the activities will focus on the provincial and municipal headquarters.
UNITA
UNITA on Monday in the municipality of Cacuaco in Luanda held a door-to-door voter mobilisation campaign followed by a mass rally that brought together supporters, sympathizers and friends in Cacuaco municipality in Luanda.
The activities aimed at raising voters' awareness on the importance of exercising the right of citizenship and the advantages as well as convincing the voters.
FNLA
The National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA) pointed out that agriculture, education; health and public security are the four axes that make up its government programme, if it wins the general elections.
The four pillars were announced on Monday in Mbanza Kongo, northern Zaire province, by the party’s president and candidate for President of the Republic, Nimi Simbi.
CASA-CE
The President of the Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola, Electoral Coalition (CASA-CE) Manuel Fernandes promised in Soyo, northern Zaire province, to turn the municipality into a tourist hub in the next five years.
Addressing a mass political rally, as part of his coalition's electoral campaign, Fernandes said that the municipality of Soyo had the cultural and historical potentials to deserve that status.
If the coalition wins the elections, he proposes to rule with more social justice and a fair distribution of the country's wealth.
APN
The President of the APN (National Patriotic Alliance), Quintino Moreira, worked on Sunday in the border commune of Luvo, Mbanza Kongo municipality, Zaire, as part of his canvassing day for the 24 August elections.
The candidate for vice-president of the Republic for APN, Noé Mateus, said in Luanda that his party was aiming to expand community sports so that the country would once again have the "stars" that it once had.
PRS
The leader of the Social Renewal Party (PRS), Benedito Daniel, will lead a mass political event in Lunda Sul.
MPLA
MPLA leader João Lourenço said on Monday that the youth vote could actually sway the elections outcome as they (young people) make up a large portion the voting-eligible population.
Delivering his speech at the opening ceremony of the National Holiday Camp of University Students (Canfeu), underway from 1- 4 August in Luanda, João Lourenço reiterated MPLA's commitment to improving the quality of education to ensure the country’s development and the need for students to learn the key foreign languages and handle new technologies.
