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Angola-Presidential Election
Luanda, Angola - August 23, 2017
1. Flag of Angolan ruling party MPLA
2. Poster of presidential candidate, Abel Chivukuvuku
3. People at, walking to poll
4. SOUNDBITE (English) voter (no name given) (starting with shot 3; ending with shots 5-6):
"Well, the right thing is hope, which is, we have been waiting for a long time. And since I was born I've been seeing many changes, and I believe this is the good time, this is the time that all the Angolans are united. All the Angolans are hoping for the right thing. And that's why we came here for vote."
5. Various of buildings
6. Various of voters at poll
7. SOUNDBITE (English) voter (no name given) (starting with shot 6; ending with shot 8):
"We have dreams, and this dreams I think is going down. We need to see a new government. We need to give to them a new opportunity, to see how they can work."
8. Various of man learning voting procedures; getting voting page
9. SOUNDBITE (English) voter (no name given) (starting with shot 8; ending with shot 10): "Growth, including schools, to pave the roads, you know, foods for everybody, jobs, electricity, water for everybody. That's what we expect."
10. Various of man walking to write down candidate he supports
11. Man putting voting page into case
12. SOUNDBITE (English) voter (no name given) (starting with shot 11):
"If a hundred or a thousand of people mark where I marked, this country will change."
13. Women walking
Angolans are heading to the polls which started on Wednesday to vote for a new president, as the incumbent president and longtime leader Jose Eduardo dos Santos retires after 38 years in power.
Dos Santos, who has led the Subsaharan Africa's second biggest oil producer since 1979 and is Africa's longest-serving leader after Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea, announced earlier this year that he would retire after the elections.
The presidential candidates are Joao Gonsalves Lourenco of the ruling party People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), Isaías samakuva of UNITA, Abel Chivukuvuku of the Angola's Broad Convergence-Electoral Coalition (CASA-CE), Benedito Daniel of the Social Renewal Party (PRS), Lucas Benghy Ngonda of FNLA and Quintino Antonio Moreira of the National Patriotic Alliance (APN).
Outgoing President dos Santos, aged 74, also voted on Wednesday morning in the southern African nation's fourth general election since the return to multi-party democracy in 1992 in the capital Luanda.
Many voters say they have high expectations on the general elections.
"Well, the right thing is hope, which is, we have been waiting for a long time. And since I was born I've been seeing many changes, and I believe this is the good time, this is the time that all the Angolans are united. All the Angolans are hoping for the right thing. And that's why we came here for vote," said a voter.
Some say they are ready for the change which they have been long waiting for in their lives.
"We have dreams, and this dreams I think is going down. We need to see a new government. We need to give to them a new opportunity, to see how they can work," said another voter.
Basic needs in sectors such as infrastructure, food and education should be prioritized by the new government, said voters.
"Growth, including schools, to pave the roads, you know, foods for everybody, jobs, electricity, water for everybody. That's what we expect," said a voter.
"If a hundred or a thousand of people mark where I marked, this country will change," added another voter.
Over 12,000 polling stations were opened all over the country for more than 9.3 million registered Angolans to vote for a new president of the republic, vice-president of the Republic and 220 MPs to the National Assembly.
Preliminary results will be announced 48 hours later and the final results within two weeks, according to the country's electoral law.
Angola-Presidential Election
Dateline : Aug 23, 2017
Location : Luanda,Angola
Duration : 1'20
Luanda, Angola - August 23, 2017
1. Flag of Angolan ruling party MPLA
2. Poster of presidential candidate, Abel Chivukuvuku
3. People at, walking to poll
4. SOUNDBITE (English) voter (no name given) (starting with shot 3; ending with shots 5-6):
"Well, the right thing is hope, which is, we have been waiting for a long time. And since I was born I've been seeing many changes, and I believe this is the good time, this is the time that all the Angolans are united. All the Angolans are hoping for the right thing. And that's why we came here for vote."
5. Various of buildings
6. Various of voters at poll
7. SOUNDBITE (English) voter (no name given) (starting with shot 6; ending with shot 8):
"We have dreams, and this dreams I think is going down. We need to see a new government. We need to give to them a new opportunity, to see how they can work."
8. Various of man learning voting procedures; getting voting page
9. SOUNDBITE (English) voter (no name given) (starting with shot 8; ending with shot 10): "Growth, including schools, to pave the roads, you know, foods for everybody, jobs, electricity, water for everybody. That's what we expect."
10. Various of man walking to write down candidate he supports
11. Man putting voting page into case
12. SOUNDBITE (English) voter (no name given) (starting with shot 11):
"If a hundred or a thousand of people mark where I marked, this country will change."
13. Women walking
Angolans are heading to the polls which started on Wednesday to vote for a new president, as the incumbent president and longtime leader Jose Eduardo dos Santos retires after 38 years in power.
Dos Santos, who has led the Subsaharan Africa's second biggest oil producer since 1979 and is Africa's longest-serving leader after Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea, announced earlier this year that he would retire after the elections.
The presidential candidates are Joao Gonsalves Lourenco of the ruling party People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), Isaías samakuva of UNITA, Abel Chivukuvuku of the Angola's Broad Convergence-Electoral Coalition (CASA-CE), Benedito Daniel of the Social Renewal Party (PRS), Lucas Benghy Ngonda of FNLA and Quintino Antonio Moreira of the National Patriotic Alliance (APN).
Outgoing President dos Santos, aged 74, also voted on Wednesday morning in the southern African nation's fourth general election since the return to multi-party democracy in 1992 in the capital Luanda.
Many voters say they have high expectations on the general elections.
"Well, the right thing is hope, which is, we have been waiting for a long time. And since I was born I've been seeing many changes, and I believe this is the good time, this is the time that all the Angolans are united. All the Angolans are hoping for the right thing. And that's why we came here for vote," said a voter.
Some say they are ready for the change which they have been long waiting for in their lives.
"We have dreams, and this dreams I think is going down. We need to see a new government. We need to give to them a new opportunity, to see how they can work," said another voter.
Basic needs in sectors such as infrastructure, food and education should be prioritized by the new government, said voters.
"Growth, including schools, to pave the roads, you know, foods for everybody, jobs, electricity, water for everybody. That's what we expect," said a voter.
"If a hundred or a thousand of people mark where I marked, this country will change," added another voter.
Over 12,000 polling stations were opened all over the country for more than 9.3 million registered Angolans to vote for a new president of the republic, vice-president of the Republic and 220 MPs to the National Assembly.
Preliminary results will be announced 48 hours later and the final results within two weeks, according to the country's electoral law.
ID : 8059200
Published : 2017-08-24 07:36
Last Modified : 2017-08-24 18:23:00
Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
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