CASA–CE

{{Infobox political party

| name = Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola – Electoral Coalition

| native_name = Convergência Ampla de Salvação de Angola – Coligação Eleitoral

| native_name_lang = pt

| colorcode = {{party color|CASA–CE}}

| abbreviation = CASA-CE

| leader = Manuel Fernandes

| founder = Abel Chivukuvuku

| country = Angola

| split = UNITA

| founded = 2012

| ideology =

| position =

| seats1_title = National Assembly

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|220|hex={{party colour|CASA-CE}}}}

| seats2_title = Pan-African Parliament

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|5|hex={{party colour|CASA-CE}}}}

| website = http://casa-ce.org/

| flag = 170px

}}

The Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola – Electoral Coalition ({{langx|pt|Convergência Ampla de Salvação de Angola – Coligação Eleitoral}}, CASA–CE) is a political alliance in Angola that currently includes five parties.[http://africanelections.tripod.com/ao.html Angola] African Elections Database

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.voaportugues.com/a/casa-ce-confirma-entrada-bd-pdp-ana/3844345.html |title=CASA-CE confirma entrada do BD e do PDP-ANA na coligação |trans-title=CASA-CE confirms entry of BD and PDP-ANA in the coalition |language=portuguese |date=9 May 2017 |access-date=30 August 2022 |work=Voa Portugues}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.dw.com/pt-002/abel-chivukuvuku-destitu%C3%ADdo-da-lideran%C3%A7a-da-casa-ce/a-47691703 |title=Abel Chivukuvuku destituído da liderança da CASA-CE |trans-title=Abel Chivukuvuku dismissed as leader of CASA-CE |language=portuguese |date=26 February 2019 |access-date=30 August 2022 |work=DW}} Two years later the leader of PALMA Manuel Fernandes taking was elected as a new leader by the coalition members.{{cite web |url=https://www.dw.com/pt-002/angola-manuel-fernandes-%C3%A9-o-novo-presidente-da-casa-ce/a-56515098 |title=Angola: Manuel Fernandes é o novo presidente da CASA-CE |trans-title= Angola: Manuel Fernandes is the new leader of CASA-CE |language=portuguese |date=9 February 2021 |access-date=30 August 2022 |work=DW}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.jornaldeangola.ao/ao/noticias/casa-ce-suspende-aliado-bloco-democratico/ |title=CASA-CE suspende aliado Bloco Democrático |trans-title=CASA-CE suspends the ally Democratic Bloc |language=portuguese |date=11 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2022 |work=Jornal de Angola}} In the 2022 Angolan general election the coalition lost all its seats.{{Cite news |date=2022-08-25 |title=Angola's first provisional results show MPLA wins election |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/angolas-first-provisional-results-show-mpla-wins-election-2022-08-25/ |access-date=2022-08-27}}

Composition

CASA–CE is composed of the following parties:

=Current members=

class=wikitable

! colspan="2"| Party

! Abbr.

! Leader

! Ideology

! Membership

bgcolor="#f7cb22" |

| Angolan Free Alliance Majority Party
Partido de Aliança Livre de Maioria Angolana

| PALMA

| Manuel Fernandes

| 2012–present

bgcolor="#d05754" |

| Party for Democracy and Development in Angola – Patriotic Alliance
Partido de Apoio para Democracia e Desenvolvimento de Angola – Aliança Patriótica

| PADDA–AP

| Alexandre Sebastião André

| 2012–present

bgcolor="#437665" |

| Angola Pacific Party
Partido Pacifico Angolano

| PPA

| Fele António

| 2012–present

bgcolor="#0085e0" |

| National Salvation Party of Angola
Partido Nacional de Salvação de Angola

| PNSA

| Sikonda Lulendo Alexandre

| 2012–present

bgcolor="#f7fb65" |

| Democratic Party for the Progress of the National Alliance of Angola
Partido Democràtico para o Progreso de Aliança Nacional de Angola

| PDP–ANA

| Simão Makazu

| 2017–present

=Former members=

class="wikitable"
colspan="2"\| Party ! Abbr. ! Leader ! Ideology ! Membership
bgcolor="#3ba212" \| \| Democratic Bloc Bloco Democratico \| BD \| Filomeno Viera Lopes \| \| 2017–2019

class="wikitable"

colspan="2"| Party

! Abbr.

! Leader

! Ideology

! Membership

bgcolor="#3ba212" |

| Democratic Bloc
Bloco Democratico

| BD

| Filomeno Viera Lopes

| 2017–2019