2022 Angolan general election

2022 Angolan general election
Angola
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All 220 seats in the National Assembly
111 seats needed for a majority
Turnout44.82% (Decrease 33.31 pp)
Party Presidential candidate Vote % Seats +/–
MPLA João Lourenço 51.17 124 −26
UNITA Adalberto Costa Júnior 43.95 90 +39
PRS Benedito Daniel 1.14 2 0
FNLA Ngola Kabangu 1.06 2 +1
PHA Florbela Malaquias 1.02 2 +2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
President before President after
João Lourenço
MPLA		 João Lourenço
MPLA
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General elections were held in Angola on 24 August 2022 to elect the President and National Assembly.[1] Incumbent president João Lourenço was eligible for one more term.[2] The MPLA was re-elected with a reduced majority, winning 124 seats with 51% of the vote. The main opposition party, UNITA won 90 seats with 44% of the vote. The Social Renewal Party (PRS), the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA) and the Humanist Party of Angola (PHA) each won two seats.[3][4] The elections were the closest in Angolan history between the MPLA and UNITA.[5]

  1. ^ "Angola Sets August 24 Election Date". Barron's. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Angola's President João Lourenço tries to pull off a tricky balancing act". The Africa Report. 11 May 2021. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Angola's president set for second term as ruling party leads vote". France24. 25 August 2022. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Resultados" (in Portuguese). CNE. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Angola election: The MPLA defeats Unita in closest-ever election". BBC News. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.