Last modified: 2001-12-08 by jarig bakker
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The PDP-ANA is a right-of-center humanist grouping led by a prominent
university professor, Nfulumpinga Lando Victor, who was previously affiliated
with the FNLA. In mid-1992 Victor was named as a presidential candidate,
however there were no reports of his having received any votes in the September
balloting, at which the party secured one assembly seat.
Jarig Bakker, 30 Nov 2001
The PRD was formed by survivors and sympathizers of the dissident MPLA-PT
Nito Alves faction whose abortive 1977 coup led to a violent purge of the
parent party leadership. In 1991 the PRD was reported to be regarded by
Luanda's diplomatic community as the best organized of the "emergent" parties.
In September 1991 the PRD was the first party sanctioned by the Supreme
Court to begin gathering the signatures necessary to secure legal status.
In July 1992 PRD leader Luís da Silva dos Passos predicted that
the PRD would win 20 percent of the vote at the forthcoming elections and
then align with UNITA. However, Dos Passos' presidential vote share was
less than 2 percent, with the party capturing only one Assembly seat.
Jarig Bakker, 30 Nov 2001
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