Emanuel Barbosa heads Cape Verde’s MpD parliamentary group
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Expresso das Ilhas
Cape Verdean MP Emanuel Barbosa has been elected president of the parliamentary group of the Movement for Democracy (MpD), succeeding Luís Carlos Silva. The new leadership includes four vice-presidents and says it wants to strengthen dialogue and scrutiny of government action, according to a statement from the parliamentary group.
Cape Verdean MP Emanuel Barbosa was elected on Tuesday 20 October as head of the parliamentary group leadership of the Movement for Democracy (MpD), Cape Verde’s main opposition party. He succeeds Luís Carlos Silva, who had held the post since June, according to a statement from the parliamentary group.
The new leadership includes four vice-presidents: Celso Ribeiro, Sandra Galina, Liver Gomes and Ivone Cardoso. Barbosa said he wanted to promote an opposition that criticises government action when necessary, but also puts forward proposals and turns citizens’ concerns into concrete measures.
The parliamentary group says it wants to strengthen its cohesion and maintain a firm opposition in scrutinising government action, while remaining open to dialogue. Emanuel Barbosa is an MP for the Europe and Rest of the World constituency.
His election follows the MpD national convention, which elected Paulo Veiga as party president. The MpD had previously elected three vice-presidents on 11 October.
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