IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Angola

Republic of Angola

31,787,566	4
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019)	Elections in our database
14,399,391	67.77%
Registered Voters (as of None)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Angolan National Assembly	Assembleia Nacional	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President João LOURENÇO
Head of Government: President João LOURENÇO
Assembly: Angola has a unicameral National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) with 220 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected as the leader of the party who received the most votes in the National Assembly 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 5-year terms.***

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

IFES Resources:

Does IFES have a presence in Angola: No

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Angolan National Assembly	2008-09-05	7,213,281	8,256,854	87.36
Angolan National Assembly	2012-08-31	6,124,669	9,757,671	62.77
Angolan National Assembly	2017-08-23	7,093,002	9,317,294	76.13
Angolan National Assembly	2022-08-24	6,454,109	14,399,391	44.82

Voter Turnout

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