Staff Reporter
ANGOLAN general elections are currently underway and the country’s electoral commission has expressed satisfaction with the smoothness of the process so far.
The Commission’s spokesperson, Lucas Quilundo, was quoted by the Angolan media saying that all 13 238 polling stations countrywide opened on time, namely at 07:00, and were all “functioning perfectly”.
He was speaking during the first media briefing after the voting started.
Here in Namibia, Angolans are voting at the embassy in Windhoek and the consulates at Rundu in the Kavango-East and Oshakati in the Oshana Region.
At the Angolan consulate at Oshakati there was no queue, but people were arriving one by one and in small groups.
An official, who identified himself only as Da Silva, said that many people voted, but he could not release the exact numbers.
“We started on time and many people have already voted. Many more are still turning up to vote,” he said.
Some of those who turned up were not sure about their status, but the voters list was made available for everyone to check whether his or her name is listed as a voter.
Those whose names were not on the list returned home without voting.
