The Head of State and Government, speaking on behalf of the Executive Branch he leads, emphasizes that “political pacts are typically concluded in contexts of transition, upheaval, or serious institutional crisis—a situation that does not exist in Angola.”
In a statement, the Presidency of the Republic notes that the Head of State received Adalberto Costa Júnior, president of the UNITA political party, in an audience today following the proposal for a pact for stability and national reconciliation submitted to him, which proposes, among other measures, the adoption of a new Constitution of the Republic, a Political Reform Law, as well as a Law on General and Perpetual Amnesty for individuals who have committed economic and financial crimes, subject to the payment of proportional fines amounting to 30% of the assets obtained illegally.”
The statement asserts that “the country has been at peace since 2002 and, since 2008, has regularly held elections that legitimize, through the popular vote, the exercise of executive power by the Executive and legislative power by Parliament, both of which have normally fulfilled the functions provided for in the Constitution of the Republic.”
“The Executive considers that there is no objective, political, or institutional reason in Angola that justifies the approval of the aforementioned political pact, and that all matters of national interest must be addressed in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic and the law, avoiding the adoption of ad hoc mechanisms that could compromise the democratic and constitutional state.”
The Presidency’s statement further notes that UNITA “has the authority, through its parliamentary group, to submit to the National Assembly any legislative proposals it deems necessary and relevant.”
