Despite the victory, the outcome marked a record low for the MPLA and might yet end up in court.👇
Angola president Joao Lourenco, and candidate of the the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola , delivers a speech during a campaign rally in Luanda on 20 August 2022. Photo: Julio PACHECO NTELA / AFP
“This vote was a vote of confidence, which gives us the immense responsibility of promoting dialogue and social consultation.” reported the People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola won 51.17% of the ballots against 43.95% for the main challenger, the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola .
International observers raised concerns over the electoral roll and biased reporting by state-owned television, but most said voting was peaceful and well organised. The MPLA, a former Marxist liberation movement, has ruled Angola for nearly half a century since independence from Portugal in 1975.While it romped to victory with 71.84% in 2012, it dropped to 61% in 2017.There was no celebration and honking of horns as in previous elections on the streets of Luanda.
“It’s an amazing result for UNITA when you think that 20 years ago, they were defeated on the battlefield,” he said.
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