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Angola: The constitutional court has rejected a complaint from an opposition party, The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, or UNITA, seeking to annul the results of last month's general election.
The elections were held on 24 August 2022 and the results saw the leader of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and current President Joao Lourenco emerging as the winner.
Unita earned 44 percent of the votes and making significant progress from the country´s previous polls.
Adalberto Costa Júnior, leader of The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), declared that the organization does not recognize the results of recent national elections.
Angola's biggest opposition party has vowed to contest last week's election results, which saw the long-ruling MPLA win by a significantly reduced majority.