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Angola's president and ruling party poised for election win

Angola’s President Joao Lourenco appears set to win a second term and his MPLA party is close to extending its 47-year rule over the country

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022

Angolan leader Joao Lourenco tipped to win knife-edge election

Joao Lourenco looks set to remain president of Angola as his MPLA party maintains its lead in the country's most hotly contested election in its democratic history.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 26, 2022

Angola’s incumbent claims election lead amid rising tensions

Provisional results give João Lourenço more than 52% of the vote despite surge for rival party Unita

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2022

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Angola anxiously watches vote counting in national election

Angolans are anxiously watching the vote counting in the election race between the ruling MPLA party and the opposition UNITA

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022

Angola's ruling party leads with 86% of votes counted - electoral commission

Provisional results in Angola's national election based on over 86% of votes counted showed that the ruling MPLA party leading the opposition, the country's National Electoral Commission (CNE) said on Thursday.

Reuters · Aug 25, 2022

Tightest presidential race in decades as Angola goes to the polls

Vote-counting begins after millions of Angolans cast ballots in the most competitive election the country has had since 1992. The opposition political bloc UNITA hopes to unseat the MPLA, which has ruled for nearly five decades. Also in this edition: the euro's slump against the dollar had consequences for the…

France 24 · Aug 25, 2022

Angola ruling party close to victory in divisive election

Angola's ruling party has a solid majority after nearly all votes were counted in a national election, the electoral commission said on Thursday, but the main opposition party has cast doubt on the results of the divisive poll.

Reuters · Aug 25, 2022

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Angola's first provisional results show MPLA wins election

Provisional results from vote counting in Angola's general election indicate the ruling party MPLA, which has been in power for nearly five decades, holds a strong lead over the main opposition party, the National Electoral Commission (CNE) said on Thursday.

Reuters · Aug 25, 2022

Angola votes as ruling party seeks to extend 47-year rule

Angolans are voting in an election in which President Joao Lourenco is seeking a second term and longtime opposition party UNITA is trying to unseat the ruling MPLA party which has held power for 47 years

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

Angola's ruling party faces tough election test amid fears of violence

Elections in Angola on Wednesday have been described as the most disputed in the country's history.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 24, 2022

Angolans go to polls in most competitive election in decades

Ruling MPLA party faces major challenge from opposition parties, with turnout expected to be high

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2022

Vote counting begins in Angola, provisional results show MPLA ahead

Provisional results on Thursday from ballot counting in Angola's election indicate the ruling party MPLA, in power for nearly five decades, holds a strong lead over the main opposition UNITA, which said the initial outcome was not reliable.

Reuters · Aug 24, 2022

Angolans prepare for elections amid calls for a poll sit-in

Angola — one of Africa’s largest oil producers — is preparing for a general election Wednesday and voters are debating whether they should vote and sit at the polling stations to monitor the process or cast their ballots and go home

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022

Under a bridge, Angola's left-out youth look to ballot box for change

Two years ago, Francisco Mapanda and Arante Kivuvu were jobless during the COVID-19 pandemic so they started selling whiskey and cigarettes under a bridge in Angola's capital, Luanda.

Reuters · Aug 23, 2022

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France 24 · Aug 22, 2022

Kenya's Odinga formally challenges presidential election results at Supreme Court

In tonight's edition: Former Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga is cheered on by his supporters as he hoists boxes of material for his Supreme Court challenge of last week's presidential election result. Also, during the final day of campaigning in Angola, the opposition electoral coalition's calls for change are met…

Reuters · Aug 22, 2022

Angolan parties wrap up campaigning as tense election nears

Angolan presidential candidates on Monday wrapped up a month-long campaign ahead of this week's election which is likely to be a tense standoff between a ruling party in power for decades and an opposition with growing appeal among youth.

Reuters · Aug 21, 2022

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

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.

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2022

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

A new generation could end decades of MPLA rule this week and serve notice on Africa’s veteran leaders in polls seen as test of democracy

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Reuters · Aug 19, 2022

Unequal and divided, Angola braces for tense election

Angolans head to the polls next week in what is likely to be a tense standoff between a ruling party in power for nearly five decades and an opposition with growing appeal to a frustrated, impoverished youth.

Reuters · Aug 18, 2022

Explainer-What is at stake for investors in Angola's elections?

Angolans will vote on Wednesday for a new president and parliament in what looks set to be the closest election in Africa's second-biggest oil producer since the country won independence from Portugal in 1975.

The Conversation · Aug 17, 2022

Angola's 2022 election: an unfair contest the ruling MPLA is sure to win

Angolans go to the polls on 24 August to vote in parliamentary elections. The leader of the party with the most seats in parliament automatically becomes the president, so this is also in effect a presidential election.

Reuters · Aug 17, 2022

Angolans abroad to vote for first time, but wonder if it will change anything

Dania Silva is excited to be one of the thousands of Angolans abroad to be voting remotely for the first time in their country's election next week, though she wonders whether her vote will change anything.

Al Jazeera · Aug 16, 2022

Analysis: Angola’s election race is between continuity and change

Angola’s opposition is looking to capitalise on growing dissent against the government, to secure power.

The Conversation · Aug 8, 2022

Angola's Eduardo dos Santos: an unlikely leader known for his 'judicious' use of violence

José Eduardo dos Santos, the former Angolan president who died on 8 July 2022 five years after relinquishing power, was an unlikely leader.

The Conversation · Jul 22, 2022

Angola's Eduardo dos Santos: a divisive figure in life - and in death

There is unlikely to be consensus on what José Eduardo dos Santos, Angola’s former longtime president who died earlier this month in Barcelona, Spain, will represent in the memory of Angolans.

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