(3 minutes read)
President João Lourenço announced that Angola would hold elections on August 24. Electioneering had long gotten underway in the West African country. Leader of the opposition UNITA party, Adalberto da Costa Júnior, decried the unequal treatment accorded to political parties.
President João Lourenço announced that Angola would hold elections on August 24. Electioneering had long gotten underway in the West African country. Leader of the opposition UNITA party, Adalberto da Costa Júnior, decried the unequal treatment accorded to political parties. He complained that the election laws were violated in the country to suit the ruling party’s political interest.
João Lourenço was elected on August 23, 2017, and is seeking a second term. It will be the fifth time that Angolans go to the polls since 1992.
The 220 members of the National Assembly are elected by two methods. One thirty members are elected by closed-list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency. The seats are allocated proportionally. Ninety seats are elected in 18 five-seat constituencies. Voters must be at least 18 years old and not have an undischarged bankruptcy, criminal conviction, dual citizenship or have been declared insane. Candidates must be at least 35 years old.
Read Also:
https://trendsnafrica.com/angola-to-refocus-on-the-countrys-mining-sector/
https://trendsnafrica.com/world-bank-sanctions-us150-million-for-angola/
The president is elected by first-past-the-post double simultaneous vote for the same term as the assembly and may serve a maximum of two terms. Each participating party nominates a presidential candidate at top of its list, who must be clearly identified on the ballot paper. The top candidate of the party receiving the most votes is elected president in accordance with the 2010 constitution.
