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Africa: Angola's Elections Trigger a Crisis of Legitimacy
ISS, 8 September 2017
As the presidential electoral results in Kenya were being overturned last week by the country's highest court, the post-election crisis in Angola continued to deepen. The… Read more »
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Angola: Opposition Unites to Challenge 'Illegal' Election Results
Maka, 4 September 2017
Four Angolan opposition parties have jointly declared that the results of the 23 August election announced by the National Electoral Commission were illegal and unconstitutional. Read more »
What Are Angolans Expecting From New Leader?
There has been a lot of talk about how not much is going to change after Angolans voted in an election that will see the departure of President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who has served for nearly 40 years. The longtime leader has laid the groundwork for a hand-picked successor in the oil-rich country, making it highly unlikely for corruption and human rights concerns to vanish - but who knows whether João Lourenço will, or will not govern in the same way as his predecessor?
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Angola: Dos Santos Out to Retain Through New Ruler
Nation, 4 September 2017
Since presidency for life became politically unattainable in Africa and presidential term limit fashionable, incumbents have sought ways of retaining power. Read more »
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Angola: Election Unlikely to Herald Change
The Conversation Africa, 27 August 2017
On 23 August Angolans went to the polls to elect a new parliament, and for the first time in the lives of a great majority of the population, a new president. José Eduardo… Read more »
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Angola: Elections2017 - National Count of Votes Begins
ANGOP, 3 September 2017
The National Electoral Commission (CNE) started on Saturday the national count of votes to determine the definitive results of the last August 23 general elections. Read more »
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Angola: Elections2017 - CNE Announces Five Steps to Take Up to Presidential Inauguration
ANGOP, 4 September 2017
Five steps are to be taken by the National Electoral Commission (CNE) up to the inauguration ceremony of the country's new elected president and vice president, announced last… Read more »
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Angola: CNE to Announce Consolidated Results
ANGOP, 31 August 2017
The consolidated national results from the 23 August general election will be published in coming days. Read more »
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Angola: Provincial Consolidated Vote Counting Complete
ANGOP, 31 August 2017
The provincial counting of the consolidated votes from the 23 August general election closed Wednesday, in line with the deadline set under the Electoral Law. Read more »
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Angola: Angolan President Message Delivered to DRC Counterpart
ANGOP, 30 August 2017
A message from Angolan head of State José Eduardo dos Santos, which highlights the support by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for inclusion of Mbanza Kongo to world… Read more »
InFocus
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Opposition leaders have accused the rulling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola of "inventing" the election results after the spokesperson of the National Electoral ... Read more »
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Political parties standing for 23 August elections have been urged to accept the results of the polls, as they "reflect the will of the voters". Read more »
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For more than two-thirds of the population President Jose Eduardo dos Santos is the only leader they have ever known, and the vast majority of eligible voters have never seen a ... Read more »
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Angola's patience with the 16-year rule of President Kabila is over and it has concluded that he is increasingly losing his grip across the country, writes Alex Vines Obe for ... Read more »
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As Angola's president prepares to step down after nearly four decades in power, all eyes in this Southern African nation are not only looking at Jose Eduardo dos Santos - but at ... Read more »
