{"id":324900,"date":"2022-08-24T16:09:32","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T14:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=324900"},"modified":"2022-08-24T16:09:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T14:09:37","slug":"angolan-polls-smooth-and-peaceful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=324900","title":{"rendered":"Angolan polls smooth and peaceful"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Staff Reporter<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">ANGOLAN general elections are currently underway and the country&#8217;s electoral commission has expressed satisfaction with the smoothness of the process so far.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Commission&#8217;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 &#8220;functioning perfectly&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He was speaking during the first media briefing after the voting started.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Angolan-polls-smooth-and-peaceful.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-324902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Angolan-polls-smooth-and-peaceful.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Angolan-polls-smooth-and-peaceful-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Angolan-polls-smooth-and-peaceful-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Angolan-polls-smooth-and-peaceful-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>READY TO VOTE: An official of the Angolan consulate at Oshakati assisting potential voters check whether their names were on the voters list. Photo: Placido Hilukilua.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">At the Angolan consulate at Oshakati there was no queue, but people were arriving one by one and in small groups.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">An official, who identified himself only as Da Silva, said that many people voted, but he could not release the exact numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;We started on time and many people have already voted. Many more are still turning up to vote,&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Those whose names were not on the list returned home without voting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter ANGOLAN general elections are currently underway and the country&#8217;s electoral commission has expressed satisfaction with the smoothness of the process so far. The Commission&#8217;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 &#8220;functioning perfectly&#8221;. 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