Luanda, March 20, 2026 (Lusa) - The civic movement "Mudei" requested today from Angola's National Electoral Commission (CNE) access to administrative documents regarding the public tender that selected the Spanish company Indra to manage the technological electoral solution for 2027, questioning the integrity of the process.
According to the Angolan non-governmental organisation (NGO), in a letter sent to the president of the CNE, the success of the elections depends on a transparent, credible, and legitimate electoral process, and there is a need to observe principles regarding the organisation of democratic elections.
For Mudei, the electoral process is one of the pillars of national sovereignty and its transparency "is an indispensable condition" for democratic stability, therefore invoking the right and duty to scrutinise the integrity of public procurement involving entities that manage sensitive state data.
Alluding to the law approving the Code of Administrative Procedure, which ensures individuals the right to consult processes that do not contain material classified as state secrets, the NGO requests access to and copies of documents involved in the contracting of Indra.
Specifically, it asks for the tender specifications for the 2027 technological solution and the nine other tenders already conducted, the award minutes, and the jury's evaluation report containing the technical justification for choosing Indra over other competitors.
Mudei, a civic movement composed of various organisations and independent citizens, also requested the list of competing companies and their respective financial and technical proposals, as well as the list of 73 companies awarded contracts for the acquisition of goods and services for the upcoming elections.
The signatory expects to have access to these documents within ten days, it emphasises.
The petition addressed to CNE President Manuel Pereira da Silva argues that this initiative is necessary to "fight against corruption, bribery, favouritism, political violence, intolerance, and intimidation."
The initiative also aims to promote and respect values of electoral justice, including integrity, impartiality, equity, professionalism, efficiency, and the necessary conditions to foster transparency and access to information for all citizens.
The Spanish company Indra won the tender for technological solutions for the 2027 general elections among four competitors, as announced by the electoral body last week.
According to CNE spokesperson Manuel Camaty, the body launched ten public tenders at the end of last year for the procurement of goods and services for next year's general elections.
In statements to the press, he said that, with the tenders concluded, 237 companies submitted proposals, of which only 72 were approved for awarding.
Indra has been contested by opposition parties and Angolan civil society for allegedly "rigging the results" of the 2008, 2012, 2017, and 2022 elections. UNITA, the largest opposition party, has already submitted an injunction to the Constitutional Court regarding the tender in which the Spanish company was selected.
UNITA leader Adalberto Costa Júnior stated last week in Moxico province that hiring Indra for the 2027 electoral logistics and technology reflects the "fear" of the MPLA-backed government.
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