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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira

Angolan opposition leader says one-party state is 'big cancer' of society

Adalberto Costa Junior, leader of Angola's main opposition party UNITA speaks during an interview with Reuters in the capital Luanda August 21, 2022.REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

The leader of Angola's main opposition party UNITA accused the government on Sunday of establishing an undemocratic one-party state, and said contesting the result of this week's election was not off the table.

Angola is gearing up for a vote on Wednesday that is likely to be the tightest since the first multi-party election in 1992. The MPLA, of current President Joao Lourenco, has governed the country since it won independence from Portugal in 1975.

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