2024-01-03 00:09:50
News from Angola – The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, congratulated this Tuesday, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Félix Tshisekedi, on the victory achieved in the general elections held on the 20th and 21st of December 2023.
In a note published on the official Facebook page, João Lourenço addressed the Congolese president and as President of the Republic of Angola and Acting President of SADC, João Lourenço congratulates the recently elected Félix Tshisekedi on the victory he obtained in the general elections.
According to the statement, João Lourenço highlights that the victory achieved by Tshisekedi in his re-election reveals the trust placed by the Congolese people and demonstrates the positive appreciation of the political action and efforts undertaken by the Congolese government in the last four years, with the aim of reestablishing peace, stability and concord in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
To this end, the message from the President of the Republic refers to the orderly way in which the elections took place, and therefore shows satisfaction and appreciation.
It highlights the strengthening of cooperation at SADC level and the continuous strengthening of existing cooperation relations between Angola and DRC were also praised in the letter, assumptions that President João Lourenço hopes to see reinforced in this new mandate.
“The renewal of Your Excellency’s leadership at the helm of the Democratic Republic of Congo is a guarantee that we will take fundamental steps towards the restoration of Peace in our sub-region, the strengthening of cooperation at the SADC level and the closer continued cooperation relations between our two countries”, reads the statement.
The results released last Sunday, by the country’s electoral authorities, Félix Tshisekedi was re-elected for a second five-year term, obtaining 73.34% of the votes, followed by Moïse Katumbi, former governor of Katanga (18.08% of the votes ), Martin Fayulu, leader of the opposition (5.33% of the votes) and Adolphe Muzito (1.12%).
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