PLD (Angola) (original) (raw)

The Partido Liberal Democr�tico or PLD (Liberal Democratic Party is a medium sized Angolan political party which got the second best result in the 2008 Angolan parliamentary elections among those parties which did not get any MPs elected. It had three seats in the previous legislature. The Chr. Michelsen Institute in Norway says that:
The Partido Liberal Democr�tico (Democratic Liberal Party) is the fifth biggest party in the outgoing parliament. It was established by exile Angolans in Lisbon. The party president is An�lia Pereira Sime�o, the most visible female politician in Angola. The PLD is a member of the Liberal International and liberalism is a strong principle in the PLD. The PLD is not a radical opposition party, but a liberal reformist party. Unlike many other parties, the PLD does not rely on an ethnic or regional support base. It is an open, modern and well-organised party.

On the National Electoral Committeeofficial website its flag is similar to that shown above but for two differences: The shade of orange is lighter and it shows the stars in columns, i.e., the same 7+5+3+2+1
but equally interspaced and aligned to the right.
Ant�nio MARTINS-Tuv�lkin, 19 Oct 2008