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At stake in this election:

  • 220 seats in the National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional)

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS
  • Head of Government: President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS
  • Assembly: Angola has a unicameral National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) with 220 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
  • In the National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) 220 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.***

*** There are 18 provinces that elects 5 members, and one national constituency with 130 seats.

Main parties in the electoral race:

  • Party: Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola - Workers' Party / Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola - Partido do Trabalho (MPLA)
    Leader: Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS
    Seats won in this election: 175
    Seats won in last election: 191
  • Party: National Union for the Total Independence of Angola / União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA)
    Leader: Isaías SAMAKUVA
    Seats won in this election: 32
    Seats won in last election: 16
  • Party: Convergence Broad Salvation of Angola / Convergência Ampla de Salvação de Angola (CASA)***
    Leader: Abel CHIVUKUVUKU
    Seats won in this election: 8
    Seats won in last election: N/A
  • Party: Social Renewal Party / Partido de Renovação Social
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 3
    Seats won in last election: 8
  • Party: National Front for the Liberation of Angola / Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 2
    Seats won in last election: 3
  • Party: New Demoracy Electoral Union / Nova Democracia União Eleitoral
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 0
    Seats won in last election: 2
  • Party: People's Party for Development
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 0
    Seats won in last election: 0
  • Party: United Front for the Change of Angola
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 0
    Seats won in last election: 0
  • Party: Political Opposition Council
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 0
    Seats won in last election: 0

*** The CASA is a breakaway from UNITA,which CHIVUKUVUKU formed after losing a leadership battle with SAMAKUVA.

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 13,338,541 (July 2011 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 9,757,671 (August 2012 )

Last Updated on 11/27/2012

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