{"id":33223,"date":"2026-04-27T20:19:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/cape-verde\/all-news\/lourenco-lopes-ensures-impartial-election-coverage"},"modified":"2026-04-27T20:30:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:30:50","slug":"lourenco-lopes-ensures-impartial-election-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/cape-verde\/all-news\/lourenco-lopes-ensures-impartial-election-coverage","title":{"rendered":"Louren\u00e7o Lopes Ensures Impartial Election Coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Cape verde. <\/strong><\/span>Lourenc\u0327o Lopes, the Deputy Secretary of State to the Prime Minister, stated today that the conditions are in place to ensure broad, high-quality, and impartial coverage of the legislative elections scheduled for May 17.<\/p>\n<p>This statement was made during a press conference held to address the current situation of the public and private media sectors and to provide an overview of media coverage regarding the May 17 legislative elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can affirm that the conditions are guaranteed for qualified, extensive, and impartial coverage of the elections by public media outlets\u2014RTC and Inforpress\u2014across all electoral districts, from Santo Anta\u0303o to Brava,\u201d the Secretary of State declared.<\/p>\n<p>According to Lourenc\u0327o Lopes, conditions are equally guaranteed in terms of personnel, logistics, and funding, thereby enabling media organizations and public outlets to contribute significantly to the strengthening of democracy and to ensure effective coverage.<\/p>\n<p>The Secretary of State emphasized that \u201ceffective coverage\u201d entails affording equal treatment to all political parties and candidates, underscoring that public media outlets and professionals in the field owe no allegiance to specific parties, but solely to the truth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMedia outlets have but one commitment; they hold no allegiance to any political party\u2014their sole commitment is to the truth,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Lourenc\u0327o Lopes further highlighted the importance of ensuring that all citizens feel represented, noting that the various parties and candidates reflect the inherent diversity of Cape Verdean society.<\/p>\n<p>The same source drew attention to the state of press freedom in the country, which ranks among the best in the Portuguese-speaking African world and places within the top 30 globally.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the approaching World Press Freedom Day\u2014observed annually on May 3, a date that this year coincides with the election campaign period\u2014the Deputy Secretary of State informed that circumstances would likely preclude a dedicated discussion on the media sector at that specific time; it was for this very reason that the present press conference was convened. He believes that, during a quieter period\u2014free from the typical noise of an election campaign\u2014it will be possible to discuss the matter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Cape verde<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Cape verde. Lourenc\u0327o Lopes, the Deputy Secretary of State to the Prime Minister, stated today that the conditions are in place to ensure broad, high-quality, and impartial coverage of the legislative elections scheduled for May 17. 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