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Provisional results give João Lourenço more than 52% of the vote despite surge for rival party Unita
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Provisional results give João Lourenço more than 52% of the vote despite surge for rival party Unita
Election officials say early results show a strong lead for MPLA, but opposition says the initial count is unreliable.
Provisional results on Thursday from ballot counting in Angola's election indicate the ruling party MPLA, in power for nearly five decades, holds a strong lead over the main opposition UNITA, which said the initial outcome was not reliable.
Frustration over poverty and unemployment had given the main opposition party its best-ever chance of winning the vote in a country that has been ruled by the MPLA party since independence almost 50 years ago.
Frustration over poverty and unemployment had given the main opposition party its best-ever chance of winning the vote in a country that has been ruled by the MPLA party since independence almost 50 years ago.