Luanda, ANGOLA, December 24 - O Presidente da República de Angola, João Lourenço, foi eleito Figura Internacional do ano (2018), numa votação dos telespectadores da cadeia televisiva portuguesa SIC.,

In the vote, the Angolan Head of State who recently made an official visit to Portugal, obtained 61.6 percent of the votes.

In the immediate places were the President-elect of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro (27.6 percent), and the Chinese Head of State, Xi Jinping (10.8 percent).

Also in Portugal, the qualities of the Angolan president were also recognized by the readers of the weekly Expresso, in an online poll.

João Lourenço achieved 41 percent of the choices, followed by Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro (27 percent).

Xi Jinping (China) and Donald Trump (USA) won 15 percent of the vote, both in third place.

In power since September 26, 2017, President João Lourenço has as main "task" of his mandate the fight against corruption and bureaucracy.

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