A new political party was announced Tuesday led by a former medical doctor turned politician. The Congress of United Democrats founded by Antonio Palange who was formerly served as a deputy in parliament. “My party joins other political parties in an effort to bring democracy in our country”, Palange told reporters. Palange formerly served as general secretary of the Liberal and Democratic Party. Mozambique’s political scene is dominated by Frelimo, the ruling party and Renamo, the main opposition party. The two parties signed a peace deal in 1992 after a 16-year-long civil war. – Irin
THEY SAID IT
‘But the dogs were looking at him funny.’
– White House representative Ari Fleischer, recounting how President George Gush fainted after choking on a pretzel
“Happily the Danish tradition is that people stay perched on their tree until they fall off, like a bird.”
– Danish Prince Frederik, heir to the throne, remarking on the Danish tradition of lengthy rule