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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Catarina Demony and Tim Cocks

Joao Lourenco, who surprised Angola with corruption crackdown, gets 2nd term

FILE PHOTO: Angola's President and leader of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) ruling party Joao Lourenco gestures after casting his vote in a general election in the capital Luanda, Angola August 24, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

A second term for Angolan President Joao Lourenco may have disappointed many voters keen to break with five decades of one-party rule, but many would still admit he's done much to tackle corruption within its ranks.

Lourenco, 68, and the MPLA were declared winner of Wednesday's presidential and parliamentary election, after a tally of votes by the electoral commission showed he'd won by 51.17%. It was the smallest margin of victory the party has ever had.

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