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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jason Burke, Africa Correspondent

Angola’s young voters prepare to call for change in ‘existential’ election

Angolan president João Lourenço attends an election rally in Luanda last month. His MPLA party has been in power since 1975
Angolan president João Lourenço attends an election rally in Luanda last month. His MPLA party has been in power since 1975. Photograph: Julio Pacheco Ntela/AFP/Getty Images

Millions of Angolans will vote this week in a landmark election described as an “existential moment” for the key oil-rich central African state, and a test for democracy across a swath of the continent.

The poll on Wednesday pits veteran politicians against a generation of young voters just beginning to grasp that they can bring about a radical change and escape from the shadow of the cold war.

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