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Angola's Ruling Party Set to Win General Election: Electoral Commission
Angola's Ruling Party Set to Win General Election: Electoral Commission
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Angola's longstanding ruling party is poised to win August's polls after securing more than half of the vote, figures published Thursday by... 25.08.2022, Sputnik International
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The People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) is leading the race with 52.08% of the vote after 86.4% of ballots were counted.The opposition National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) is second with 42.98%. The remaining six parties are each on 1% or less.Whichever party wins the August 24 elections also appoints the next president. Incumbent Joao Lourenco is from MPLA, which has been in power since the southern African nation won independence from Portugal almost half a century ago.
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Angola's Ruling Party Set to Win General Election: Electoral Commission
18:22 GMT 25.08.2022 (Updated: 11:37 GMT 23.11.2022) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Angola's longstanding ruling party is poised to win August's polls after securing more than half of the vote, figures published Thursday by the national electoral commission suggest.
The People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) is leading the race with 52.08% of the vote after 86.4% of ballots were counted.
The opposition National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) is second with 42.98%. The remaining six parties are each on 1% or less.
Whichever party wins the August 24 elections also appoints the next president. Incumbent Joao Lourenco is from MPLA, which has been in power since the southern African nation won independence from Portugal almost half a century ago.
