Partido de Renovação Social
The Partido de Renovação Social ( Party of Social Renewal ) is a party founded in Angola in 1991 . It does not have its main base in a social population group, but finds the greatest support in the Chokwé ethnic group . In the parliamentary elections in 1992 , the party won 2.27% of the vote and 6 seats in the National Assembly of Angola . In 1999 there were internal party conflicts that led to the expulsion of 4 of its 8 members of parliament. In the next parliamentary elections, which took place 16 years later, the elections for the Angolan National Assembly in 2008, it still rose to 3.17% and won 8 seats. In the provinces of Lunda Sul and Lunda Norte populated by Chokwe , it achieved over 40% and over 20% of the votes cast. Despite the modest numbers nationwide, the PRS was the party with the third most seats in the National Assembly in these first two multi-party elections in Angola - after the all-powerful MPLA and the large opposition Unita .
The nationwide elections in 2012 , however, brought the fall in the electorate, their share of the vote sank to 1.70%, which she received 3 seats. It also had to surrender third place as "largest of the small parties" to the newly founded CASA – CE . In their strongholds of Lunda Sul and Lunda Norte, they dropped to a good 10% and a good 20% of the votes.
The party chairman has been Dr. Eduardo Kuangana .
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- ↑ Results for Lunda Sul ( Memento of the original of September 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , CNE website.
- ↑ Results for Lunda Norte ( Memento of the original from September 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , CNE website.
- ↑ - ( Memento of the original from November 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
