“The one who wins the penta has only reasons to open the champagne,” says Joao Lourenço.

The MPLA candidate this Monday declared the winner of the general election, and the next president of the Republic of Angola, João Lourenço, congratulated himself on his victory, noting that “he who wins the penta has only reasons to open champagne.”

João Lourenço, who was running for a second term, reacted in this way to the announcement of the final results of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), which brought victory to the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) with 51.17% of the vote. against 43.95% of the National Union for the Complete Independence of Angola (UNITA).

When asked by journalists about the loss of votes, since the MPLA won with 61% in 2017, Joao Lourenço denied that these were the worst results ever, as the party emerged victorious.

“We did not have the worst results, because we won, if we have the worst results, which will lose the opposition, which lost five elections. champagne,” said the MPLA leader, continuing the toast.

João Lourenço emphasized that the MPLA had won “unconditionally”, devaluing the loss of Luanda to a rivalry with UNITA, since it was a question of general elections and not provincial or regional ones “and even more so autarctic”.

“The seat of the president of the republic and the seats of the deputies in parliament were debatable,” he said, noting that the MPLA candidate had won and that the party had guaranteed an absolute majority in parliament.

“Any competitor wants not only more, but wants everything, but life is not quite like that, I am satisfied with the results that the Angolan voters wanted to give both the MPLA and me as a candidate,” he added.

In his victory speech, read at the party’s headquarters in Luanda, João Lourenço emphasized “the victory of humility, seriousness and stability”, thanking the Angolans for their trust and promising to continue “working for the economic and social development of the country and for the welfare of the Angolans”.

He also thanked the party activists, the national and international observers who followed the vote, and the CNE “who allowed the Angolans to choose their future through democratic means”.

“The victory of the MPLA means for Angola and for the Angolans an executive that courageously and responsibly assumes its political obligations, an executive that is not afraid to break with established authority and make the necessary changes,” he also said. your speech.

João Lourenço promised to become “president of the Republic of all Angolans” and pay attention to the “anxiety of the people and youth”.

“The time has come to open the doors of opportunity for our youth, restore prosperity and promote peace,” he said.

Finally, he stressed that “the level of organization, the massive presence of observers and the free media coverage of the elections” allowed the international community to recognize the elections as “free, fair and transparent.”