On Wednesday, as an observer invited by the Angolan President of the Republic, who is running for a second term for the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), Chissano witnessed a "very peaceful process.

"I was able to watch the counting in an assembly with eight tables and at every table the delegates and the CNE (National Electoral Commission) officials were doing their job expertly," he said.

"When there were doubts in marking the ballot papers, sometimes there could be a contrary opinion, but that's normal," minimized the former head of state who had already been in Nairobi this month for the Kenyan elections, also as an observer.

In Kenya, the authorities "had abolished the posting of the minutes in the windows" with the results of each polling station and "that gave a bit of a fuss" and was criticized by observers.

In Angola, the summary minutes, signed by delegates from all parties in each assembly, have been published and the data are being counted by the CNE.

"I am satisfied," Chissano said, admitting that in Kenya, biometric registration has made it possible to better validate each voter's vote, minimizing fraud.

In Angola, there is no biometric registration and there were cases of voters casting ballots with expired documents, but Joaquim Chissano minimized this difference.

"Countries cannot be obliged to know all the technologies. What is needed is to comply with the method agreed with the opposition, and this is being done here," he summarized. (RTP/Lusa)