Upon his arrival in Luanda this Wednesday, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa spoke about the elections in Angola, which have been disputed by the MPLA opposition, and compared the elections that gave victory to João Lourenço, for the second time, with what happened in Portugal, in 2015when the newly elected Executive of António Costa made a link to the left, with the Bloco de Esquerda and the PCP, thus creating the contraption.

We had a debate about legitimacy in 2015/2016, when I took office, the legitimacy of the forces that would exercise the government in Portugal was discussed. Some understood that it should be one, others understood that it should be another, according to the different interpretation of the elections”, the President of the Republic told journalists upon arrival at his hotel after a tour of the Angolan capital.

For Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, “it is important, after a very disputed election, that the elected president takes office with a considerable number of heads of state”, but also that all the political parties that were elected to Parliament have the right to vote in him a protagonism that allows giving voice to those who represent.

“Run well for Angola is run well for Portugal”

“The important thing is that the President of the Republic assumes his functions and the executive functions and the Parliament has all the elected deputies to assume their functions”, he reinforced, adding: “And that things go well for Angola, so that things go well for Angola? Angola is going well for Portugal”.

In fact, first thing in the morning, upon arrival at the airport, Marcelo had said that he hoped that relations between Portugal and Angola would continue to be “magnificent”. According to the Portuguese Head of State, “they are in a very positive environment, in all areas”, especially in the economic and social spheres, which is manifested “in the weight and importance of the Angolan community in Portugal and of the community Portuguese in Angola.

President of the Republic hopes that relations with Angola “continue to be magnificent”

Regarding the impediment of demonstrations and the arrest of activists, which have occurred in recent days, He defended that there is also maturity in the way in which those who will occupy parliament “regardless of the opinion they have on the electoral act, have perceived and have given as a guideline the no to violence, no to confrontation and conflict.”

The President of the Republic praised the “great care in relation to what would be the demonstration within the framework of the inaugurations”, considering that it was “prelude to a society that has pluralism and diversity”.

And “having a power that was considered victorious, according to official results” reflects in Parliament and society in general “diverse ways of thinking.”

“The future is built on this dialectic, on this ability to build alternatives in a society that wants to be plural and open,” stressed the head of state.

Without wanting to comment on the arrests, cases “that belong to the internal life of the country”Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa indicated that “History is full of examples of how it is very important, even when there are forces that have the majority of the exercise of political power, there are other forces that, being a minority and perhaps thinking that they should have a representation larger and another intervention space, they know that history has no end”.

“Angola has a story ahead that goes far beyond tomorrow and the day after,” he added, insisting on the certainty that “there is a great maturity of the Angolan people” that was seen before, during and in the post. -electoral period and that will continue to be seen in the coming years.

Angola. The debate on legitimacy should not affect the functioning of institutions, says Marcelo

The second victory of João Lourenço, for the MPLA, was challenged by opposition parties, who filed complaints with the National Electoral Commission and the Supreme Court of Justice. However, the complaints had no impact on the results and the electoral majority remains in the hands of João Lourenço, who takes office this Thursday.

Angolan Presidency confirms inauguration of João Lourenço on September 15