MPLA Role in Country's Continuous Progress Highlighted

Posted to the web 4 August 2008 Luanda The secretary-general of the ruling MPLA party, Julião Mateus Paulo "Dino Matrosse" highlighted the party's importance for the stability, development and the continuous progress of Angola. The official was speaking at Zango locality, in Viana district, during the rally that marked the closing of pre-electoral campaign, foreseeing the forthcoming legislative elections of September 05. "A party like ours, founded by humble men and women, in the most difficult clandestine environment during the struggle against the Portuguese colonialism, could not stop relying on the people for the drafting of its governance programme", he stressed whilst speaking about the electoral manifesto. Dino Matrosse also noted that this presupposition is reflected in its action, as the party always managed to... [read full story]