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Parliamentary elections were held in Angola on 5 and 6 September 2008, as announced by President José Eduardo dos Santos on 27 December 2007.[1][2] They were the first since the 1992 general elections,[3] which had led to the outbreak of the second phase of the Angolan Civil War, which continued until 2002.
The results showed the ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) winning 82% of the vote and 191 of 220 seats in the Parliament of Angola. The main opposition UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola) won 10%.[4] The international response was mixed, with the European Commission, the United States and the Southern African Development Community praising the elections as generally fair, while Human Rights Watch has questioned the legitimacy of this result. UNITA accepted the MPLA's victory.
- ^ "L'Angola fixe aux 5 et 6 septembre 2008 les élections législatives" Archived 21 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), December 27, 2007 (in French).
- ^ "Angolan leader sets election date" Archived 31 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine, BBC News, 28 December 2007.
- ^ "Angola election chief denies bias" Archived 5 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, BBC News, 4 September 2008.
- ^ Dugger, Celia W. (9 September 2008). "Governing Party in Angola Wins Election in a Landslide, Official Results Show". New York Times. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2008.