The Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola – Electoral Coalition (, CASA–CE) is a political alliance in Angola that currently includes two parties.
History The alliance was formed in March 2012 by Abel Chivukuvuku after he left UNITA and initially comprised 4 parties: the Angolan Free Alliance Majority Party (PALMA), the Party for Democracy and Development in Angola-Patriotic Alliance (PADDA-AP), the Angolan Pacific Party (PPA) and the National Salvation Party of Angola (PNSA).Daniel Metcalfe (2013) Blue Dahlia, Black Gold: A Journey Into Angola, Random House, p312 CASA–CE won eight seats in the 2012 National Assembly elections, making it the third largest faction in the National Assembly after the MPLA and UNITA. Ahead of the 2017 elections the Democratic Bloc (BD) and the Democratic Party for the Progress of the National Alliance of Angola (PDP–ANA) joined the alliance, that ended up doubling its representation to 16 seats.
In 2019 following an internal crisis its founder Abel Chivukuvuku was dismissed as leader and excluded from the alliance, with the leader of PADDA–AP André Mendes de Carvalho "Miau" taking its place. Two years later the leader of PALMA Manuel Fernandes taking was elected as a new leader by the coalition members. Later in 2021 BD announced its intention not to join again the coalition for the following legislative election, leading to the suspension of its membership. In the 2022 Angolan general election the coalition lost all its seats. In early 2024, the PADDA–AP, PNSA, and PDP–ANA left the coalition.
Composition CASA–CE is composed of the following parties:
Current members Party Abbr. Leader Ideology Membership Angolan Free Alliance Majority PartyPartido de Aliança Livre de Maioria Angolana PALMA Manuel Fernandes 2012–present Angola Pacific PartyPartido Pacifico Angolano PPA Fele António 2012–present
Former members Party Abbr. Leader Ideology Membership Democratic BlocBloco Democratico BD Filomeno Viera Lopes 2017–2019Party for Democracy and Development in Angola – Patriotic AlliancePartido de Apoio para Democracia e Desenvolvimento de Angola – Aliança PatrióticaPADDA–APAlexandre Sebastião André2012–2024National Salvation Party of AngolaPartido Nacional de Salvação de AngolaPNSASikonda Lulendo Alexandre2012–2024Democratic Party for the Progress of the National Alliance of Angola Partido Democràtico para o Progreso de Aliança Nacional de AngolaPDP–ANASimão Makazu2017–2024
Election results Presidential elections ElectionCandidateVotes%Result2012Abel Chivukuvuku345,5896.00%Lost 2017643,9619.45%Lost 2022Manuel Fernandes47,4460.76%Lost
National Assembly elections ElectionParty leaderVotes%Seats+/–PositionStatus2012Abel Chivukuvuku345,5896.00%New 3rd2017643,9619.45% 8 3rd2022Manuel Fernandes47,4460.76% 16 6th
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