Lourenço in early poll lead as Angola opposition disputes results
Electoral commission results show that the ruling party MPLA has 60.65 percent of votes so far.
Source: theeastafrican.co.ke
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Electoral commission results show that the ruling party MPLA has 60.65 percent of votes so far.
"The data compiled by UNITA's counting and tabulation centre reveal huge and unacceptable differences from those published by the CNE." Adalberto Costa Júnior, UNITA leader
Angola's ruling party maintained its 47-year grip on power and secured a second mandate for President Joao Lourenco in the OPEC-member nation's closest election in two decades.
The MPLA, won 51.07% of the valid ballots cast in the August 24 vote.
Angola's ruling party leads in election-