Luanda – The mass rallies carried out by Angolan political parties marking the opening of the 2022 electoral campaign continues to be in the spotlight of the Angolan and international media outlets.
In Angola, the main media organs put the spotlight on the rallies held to open the official campaigning period, with particular emphasis on those of the MPLA, UNITA, and CASA-CE, which monopolized the political scene over the weekend.
The same happens in Portugal and France, with media outlets such as, RTP, CNN, LUSA and RFI putting on the top of their agendas the political movement in Angola during the weekend.
RTP, for example, prints on the cover of its website an article with the title “The campaign for the general elections in Angola that will take place in August started this weekend”, highlighting the MPLA and UNITA rallies held Saturday, in Luanda and Huíla provinces.
Radio France International (RFI) headlines “Campaign kicks off for general elections”.
The RFI publication reports on the kick-off of the electoral campaign this weekend, with the different political forces multiplying their actions among citizens.
The electoral process counts on the participation of 7 parties and 1 coalition of political parties, namely MPLA, UNITA, PRS, CASA-CE, FNLA, PHA, P-JANGO and APN.
At least 14.3 million voters are expected to cast ballots on 24 August this year in Angola of which 22,560 voters abroad for the first time in the country’s history.
Overseas voting will take place in 12 countries and 25 cities, located in Africa, Europe and South America.
Source: Angola Press News Agency