2022 Angolan general election
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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox legislative election
| country = Angola
| previous_election = 2017
| next_election =2027
| election_date = 24 August 2022
| seats_for_election = All 220 seats in the National Assembly
| majority_seats = 111
| turnout = 44.82% ({{decrease}} 33.31pp)
| leadertitle = Presidential candidate
| party1 = MPLA
| leader1 = João Lourenço
| last_election1 = 150
| percentage1 = 51.17
| seats1 = 124
| party2 = UNITA
| leader2 = Adalberto Costa Júnior
| last_election2 = 51
| percentage2 = 43.95
| seats2 = 90
| party3 = Social Renewal Party (Angola)
| leader3 = Benedito Daniel
| last_election3 = 2
| percentage3 = 1.14
| seats3 = 2
| party4 = National Liberation Front of Angola
| leader4 = Ngola Kabangu
| last_election4=1
| percentage4 = 1.06
| seats4 = 2
| party5 = Humanist Party of Angola
| leader5 = Florbela Malaquias
| last_election5 = 0
| percentage5 = 1.02
| seats5 = 2
| map = 2022 Angolan general election results map.svg
| title = President
| posttitle = President after
| before_election = João Lourenço
| before_party = MPLA
| after_election = João Lourenço
| after_party = MPLA
}}{{Politics of Angola}}
General elections were held in Angola on 24 August 2022 to elect the president and National Assembly.{{Cite web |title=Angola Sets August 24 Election Date |url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/angola-sets-august-24-election-date-01654261207 |access-date=4 June 2022 |website=Barron's |language=en-US |archive-date=26 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826235221/https://www.barrons.com/articles/snowflake-earnings-stock-price-51661375311?jsondata=r&tesla=y |url-status=live }} Incumbent president João Lourenço was eligible for one more term.{{Cite web|date=11 May 2021|title=Angola's President João Lourenço tries to pull off a tricky balancing act|url=https://www.theafricareport.com/86914/angolas-president-joao-lourenco-tries-to-pull-off-a-tricky-balancing-act/|access-date=29 August 2021|website=The Africa Report|language=en-US|archive-date=29 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829203637/https://www.theafricareport.com/86914/angolas-president-joao-lourenco-tries-to-pull-off-a-tricky-balancing-act/|url-status=live}} The MPLA was re-elected with a reduced majority, winning 124 seats with 51% of the vote. The main opposition party, UNITA won 90 seats with 44% of the vote. The Social Renewal Party (PRS), the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA) and the Humanist Party of Angola (PHA) each won two seats.{{cite news |title=Angola's president set for second term as ruling party leads vote |url=https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20220825-angola-s-president-set-for-second-term-as-ruling-party-leads-vote |access-date=27 August 2022 |work=France24 |date=25 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827070029/https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20220825-angola-s-president-set-for-second-term-as-ruling-party-leads-vote |archive-date=27 August 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Resultados |url=https://resultados2022eleicoesgerais.cne.ao/resultados/0 |publisher=CNE |access-date=27 August 2022 |language=pt |archive-date=25 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825142509/https://resultados2022eleicoesgerais.cne.ao/resultados/0 |url-status=dead }} The elections were the closest in Angolan history between the MPLA and UNITA.{{Cite news |date=29 August 2022 |title=Angola election: The MPLA defeats Unita in closest-ever election |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-62716562 |access-date=29 August 2022}}
Background
The MPLA has been in power since Angola gained independence in 1975. It had fought a civil war with UNITA until 2002.
The previous elections held in 2017 saw the ruling MPLA win a landslide re-election, obtaining 61% of the vote. Although the party lost 25 seats, the MPLA retained its supermajority in the National Assembly, securing 150 seats. The largest opposition party, UNITA, won only 51 seats but did gain 19 with a 26% vote total. CASA—CE won 16 seats, the PRS won two and the FNLA secured one.{{cite web |title=Republic of Angola |url=https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/3020/ |publisher=Election Guide |access-date=24 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119091351/https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/3020/ |archive-date=19 January 2022 |url-status=live}} Following the election, UNITA accused the ruling party of engaging in electoral fraud and filed a lawsuit. However, the constitutional court dismissed UNITA's case at appeal.{{cite news |title=Angola's Constitution Court rejects appeal to annul election results |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001254536/angola-s-constitution-court-rejects-appeal-to-annul-election-results |access-date=24 August 2022 |work=The Standard |date=14 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328120014/https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001254536/angolas-opposition-loses-appeal-to-annul-election-result |archive-date=28 March 2021|url-status=live|location=Luanda}} The long-serving head of state, José Eduardo dos Santos, did not seek re-election to the presidency and was succeeded by defence minister João Lourenço.{{cite news |last1=Salvaterra |first1=Neanda |last2=Steinhauser |first2=Gabriele |title=João Lourenço to Become Angola's First New President in 38 Years |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/joao-lourenco-to-become-angolas-first-new-president-in-38-years-1503593692 |access-date=24 August 2022 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=24 August 2017 |url-access=subscription |location=Luanda |archive-date=24 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824073905/https://www.wsj.com/articles/joao-lourenco-to-become-angolas-first-new-president-in-38-years-1503593692 |url-status=live }}
The election date was announced on 6 April 2022.{{cite news |last1=Ray |first1=Charles |title=Presidential Election Up for Grabs in Angola |url=https://www.fpri.org/article/2022/07/angola-heads-to-the-polls/ |access-date=24 August 2022 |work=Foreign Policy Research Institute |date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821000740/https://www.fpri.org/article/2022/07/angola-heads-to-the-polls/ |archive-date=21 August 2022|url-status=live}}
Electoral system
The 220 members of the National Assembly are elected by two methods: 90 are elected in 18 five-seat constituencies, using the d'Hondt method, while the remaining 130 are selected by proportional representation using closed lists, allocated proportionally to the nationwide results.[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2007_B.htm Electoral system] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503204947/http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2007_B.htm |date=3 May 2017 }} IPU[http://www.cne.ao/pdf/legislacacao_nova/2011-Lei36-21Dezembro.pdf Lei Orgânica sobre as Eleições Gerais n.º 36/11, de 21 de Dezembro] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517080343/http://www.cne.ao/pdf/legislacacao_nova/2011-Lei36-21Dezembro.pdf|date=17 May 2017}} CNE 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.
Each party nominates a candidate for President of Angola, who is both head of state and head of government, as the first entry on their list. The president is elected by double simultaneous vote – each vote for a party is automatically a vote for their nominee as president, who must be clearly stated on the ballot paper. The presidential candidate of the party receiving the most votes (first-past-the-post) is elected president, for the same term as the assembly. The president may serve a maximum of two terms in accordance with the 2010 constitution.{{cite web |url=https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Angola_2010.pdf?lang=en |title=Angola's Constitution of 2010 |author= |date=6 June 2017 |publisher=Oxford Constitutional Law (Oxford University Press) |language=en |access-date=27 September 2017 |archive-date=1 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001104114/https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Angola_2010.pdf?lang=en |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/laws/pt/ao/ao001pt.pdf |title=Constituição da Républica de Angola |author= |publisher=World Intellectual Property Organisation |language=pt |access-date=27 September 2017 |archive-date=19 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619033319/http://www.wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/laws/pt/ao/ao001pt.pdf |url-status=live }}
Conduct
Polling stations opened at 7 am and closed at 5 pm local time.{{cite news |title=Angolans vote for president in tightest ever race |url=https://www.enca.com/news/angolans-vote-president-tightest-ever-race |access-date=24 August 2022 |work=eNCA |date=24 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824083000/https://www.enca.com/news/angolans-vote-president-tightest-ever-race |archive-date=24 August 2022|url-status=live |location=Luanda}}{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Chad |title=LIVE BLOG: Angola Elections |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/live-blog-angola-elections-d3b2710c-0a75-4215-8c0b-9feb78594cd9 |access-date=24 August 2022 |work=IOL |date=24 August 2022 |archive-date=24 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824061919/https://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/live-blog-angola-elections-d3b2710c-0a75-4215-8c0b-9feb78594cd9 |url-status=live }} Local observers have said the election was free. Observers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) said that the vote was peaceful, but noted a lack of local observers. The observer mission of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries did not initially assess the vote as fair and free, as they claim some candidates were given more air times, party delegates did not have access to the roll at polling stations and around 2.7 million deceased were included in the roll. A European Union spokesperson stated the election was conducted peacefully, but they were aware of complaints on some shortcomings.{{Cite news |last1=Cocks |first1=Tim |last2=Demony |first2=Catarina |date=29 August 2022 |title=Angola's Governing Party Wins Divisive Election Extending Long Rule |work=U.S. News |agency=Reuters |editor-last=Guarascio |editor-first=Francesco |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-08-29/angolas-president-mpla-party-declared-winner-of-election |access-date=30 August 2022 |editor-last2=Macfie |editor-first2=Nick |editor-last3=Russell |editor-first3=Ros}} Regional and international election monitors that were led by the African Union have declared the election process was done in an adequate manner.{{Cite news |title=An unofficial tally exposes Angola's dodgy election |newspaper=The Economist |url=https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2022/09/08/an-unofficial-tally-exposes-angolas-dodgy-election |access-date=2022-09-26 |issn=0013-0613}}
Parties
Eight parties were on the ballot in the elections:{{Cite web|work=Jornal de Angola|date=13 July 2022|title=Conheça as posições dos partidos no Boletim de Voto das Eleições de 24 de Agosto|url=https://www.jornaldeangola.ao/ao/noticias/conheca-as-posicoes-dos-partidos-no-boletim-de-voto-das-eleicoes-de-24-de-agosto/|access-date=24 July 2022|language=en}}{{Cite web|work=Deutsche Welle|date=30 May 2022|title=Angola: Uma mulher na corrida à Presidência da República|url=https://www.dw.com/pt-002/angola-uma-mulher-na-corrida-%C3%A0-presid%C3%AAncia-da-rep%C3%BAblica/a-61979941|access-date=24 July 2022|language=pt|archive-date=24 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724011227/https://www.dw.com/pt-002/angola-uma-mulher-na-corrida-%C3%A0-presid%C3%AAncia-da-rep%C3%BAblica/a-61979941|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|work=Angola24horas|date=27 May 2022|title=P-Njango liderado por Eduardo Chingunji quer eleger entre 8 e 30 deputados|url=https://angola24horas.com/politica/item/24271-p-njango-liderado-por-eduardo-chingunji-quer-eleger-entre-8-e-30-deputados|access-date=24 July 2022|language=pt|archive-date=24 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724011227/https://angola24horas.com/politica/item/24271-p-njango-liderado-por-eduardo-chingunji-quer-eleger-entre-8-e-30-deputados|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|work=Deutsche Welle|date=23 April 2022|title=APN quer firmar sua base eleitoral em Angola|url=https://www.dw.com/pt-002/apn-quer-firmar-sua-base-eleitoral-em-angola/a-61569906|access-date=24 July 2022|language=pt|archive-date=24 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724011223/https://www.dw.com/pt-002/apn-quer-firmar-sua-base-eleitoral-em-angola/a-61569906|url-status=live}}
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan="2" colspan="3"| Party/Coalition
! rowspan="2"| Candidate ! colspan="2"| 2017 result |
|---|
| Votes (%)
! Seats |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|MPLA}};"|
| style="text-align:center;"| MPLA | People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola | style="text-align:center;"| 61.1% | {{Composition bar|150|220|{{party color|MPLA}}}} |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|UNITA}};"|
| style="text-align:center;"| UNITA | National Union for the Total Independence of Angola | style="text-align:center;"| 26.7% | {{Composition bar|51|220|{{party color|UNITA}}}} |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|CASA–CE}};"|
| style="text-align:center;"| CASA–CE | Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola – Electoral Coalition | Manuel Fernandes | style="text-align:center;"| 9.5% | {{Composition bar|16|220|{{party color|CASA–CE}}}} |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Renewal Party (Angola)}};"|
| style="text-align:center;"| PRS | Social Renewal Party | Benedito Daniel | style="text-align:center;"| 1.4% | {{Composition bar|2|220|{{party color|Social Renewal Party (Angola)}}}} |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|National Liberation Front of Angola}};"|
| style="text-align:center;"| FNLA | National Liberation Front of Angola | style="text-align:center;"| 0.9% | {{Composition bar|1|220|{{party color|National Liberation Front of Angola}}}} |
| style="background:#32cd32;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| APN | National Patriotic Alliance | Quintino Moreira | style="text-align:center;"| 0.5% | {{Composition bar|0|220|#32cd32}} |
| style="background:{{party colour|Nationalist Party for Justice in Angola}};"|
| style="text-align:center;"| P-NJANGO | Nationalist Party for Justice in Angola | {{N/A}} | {{N/A}} |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Humanist Party of Angola}};"|
| style="text-align:center;"| PHA | Humanist Party of Angola | {{N/A}} | {{N/A}} |
Campaign
On 5 October, the main opposition parties of Angola announced that they were forming a coalition named United Patriotic Front. Adalberto Costa Júnior of UNITA was nominated as FPU's candidate to challenge president João Lourenço in the August 2022 vote, group spokesman Amandio Capoco confirmed in Luanda.{{Cite web|date=5 October 2021|title=Angola Opposition Parties Unite to Challenge MPLA's 46-Year Rule|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-05/angola-opposition-parties-unite-to-challenge-mpla-s-46-year-rule|url-status=live|access-date=12 December 2021|website=www.bloomberg.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005131303/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-05/angola-opposition-parties-unite-to-challenge-mpla-s-46-year-rule |archive-date=5 October 2021 }} Capoco described the alliance as "an alliance of Angolans eager for change".{{Cite web|last=Mendes|first=Candido|title=Angola Opposition Parties Unite to Challenge MPLA's 46-Year Rule|url=https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/angola-opposition-parties-unite-to-challenge-mpla-s-46-year-rule|access-date=12 December 2021|website=BloombergQuint|date=5 October 2021 |language=en|archive-date=12 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212194157/https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/angola-opposition-parties-unite-to-challenge-mpla-s-46-year-rule|url-status=live}} Adalberto Costa Júnior responded by announcing that he is ready to challenge João Lourenço, "our homeland is crying out for change", describing a country "stricken by despair and by impoverishment".{{Cite web|date=6 October 2021|title=Angola's opposition parties form coalition|url=https://www.africanews.com/2021/10/06/angola-s-opposition-parties-form-coalition/|url-status=live|access-date=12 December 2021|website=Africanews|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006124627/https://www.africanews.com/2021/10/06/angola-s-opposition-parties-form-coalition/ |archive-date=6 October 2021 }}
The campaign was also overshadowed by the death of former president José Eduardo dos Santos on 8 July 2022.{{Cite web|work=New York Times|date=8 July 2022|title=José Eduardo dos Santos, Longtime Angolan Ruler, Dies at 79|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/08/world/africa/jose-eduardo-dos-santos-dead.html|access-date=24 July 2022|language=en|archive-date=8 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708125447/http://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/08/world/africa/jose-eduardo-dos-santos-dead.html/|url-status=live}} There was an ongoing feud between the dos Santos family and incumbent president João Lourenço, in which the family accused the president of persecution and demanded a pardon for several of dos Santos children in order for the body of José Eduardo dos Santos to return to Angola for burial.{{Cite web|work=Bloomberg|date=19 July 2022|title=Dos Santos Family Demands Pardon After Angolan Ex-Leader's Death|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-19/dos-santos-family-demand-pardon-after-angolan-ex-leader-s-death|access-date=24 July 2022|language=en}} As part of his anti-corruption campaign, some of the ex-presidents' supporters and members of his family have been sent to prison.
Campaign issues included high levels of poverty and unemployment.{{Cite news |date=23 August 2022 |title=Angola election: Long-dominant MPLA faces tough Unita challenge |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-62644934 |access-date=24 August 2022 |archive-date=24 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824004523/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-62644934 |url-status=live }} The country's oil wealth remains mostly in the hands of a few MPLA officials. UNITA's candidate Costa Junior was popular among the youth, many of whom are unemployed.{{Cite news |last1=Busari |first1=Stephanie |last2=Princewill |first2=Nimi |date=29 August 2022 |title=Angola's ruling party extends 47-year streak with election win |work=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/29/africa/angola-ruling-party-wins-election-intl/index.html |access-date=29 August 2022}}
=Party slogans=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%; text-align:left;" |
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"| Party or alliance
! Original slogan ! English translation ! Refs |
|---|
| width="1" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|MPLA}}"|
| MPLA | « A força do Povo » | "The strength of the people" |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|UNITA}}"|
| UNITA | « A hora é Agora » | "The time is now" |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|CASA–CE}}"|
| CASA–CE | « Por Angola e pelos Angolanos » | "For Angola and the Angolans" |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Renewal Party (Angola)}}"|
| PRS | « Confiante para governar Angola » | "Confident to govern Angola" |
| style="background:#32cd32;"|
| APN | « Quintino de Moreira, o candidato certo » | "Quintino de Moreira, the right candidate" |
| style="background:{{party colour|Nationalist Party for Justice in Angola}};"|
| P-NJANGO | « O garante de uma nação justa » | "The guarantor of a just nation" |
| style="background:#000000;"|
| PHA | « Humanizar Angola » | "Humanize Angola" |
Opinion polls
=Graphical summary=
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=Polling=
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! style="width:145px;" rowspan="2"| Polling firm ! style="width:145px;" rowspan="2"| Fieldwork date ! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;" rowspan="2"| Sample size ! class="sortable" style="width:45px;"| MPLA ! class="sortable" style="width:45px;"| UNITA ! class="sortable" style="width:45px;"| {{nowrap|CASA–CE}} ! class="sortable" style="width:45px;"| PRS ! class="sortable" style="width:45px;"| FNLA ! class="sortable" style="width:45px;"| PRA JÁ ! class="sortable" style="width:45px;"| BD ! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" rowspan="2"| {{abbr|O|Others}} ! class="unsortable" style="width:30px;" rowspan="2"| Lead |
| class="sortable" style="background:{{party color|MPLA}};"|
! class="sortable" style="background:{{party color|UNITA}};"| ! class="sortable" style="background:{{party color|CASA–CE}};"| ! class="sortable" style="background:{{party color|Social Renewal Party (Angola)}};"| ! class="sortable" style="background:{{party color|National Liberation Front of Angola}};"| ! class="sortable" style="background:blue;"| ! class="sortable" style="background:#3ba212;"| |
|---|
| colspan="12" style="background:#A0A0A0"| |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 2022 general election | data-sort-value="2019-10-06"| 24 August 2022 | {{N/A}} | style="background:#F1A09E"| 51.2 | 44.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | {{N/A}} | {{N/A}} | 1.8 | style="background:{{party color|MPLA}}; color:white;"| 7.2 |
| colspan="12" style="background:#A0A0A0"| |
| [https://twitter.com/AfricaElect/status/1562528771252830208/photo/1 Sigma Dos]
|data-sort-value="2019-10-03" |30 Jul–20 Aug 2022 |6,967 |style="background:#F1A09E"| 53.6 |42.4 |1.7 |0.5 |0.3 |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |1.5 | style="background:{{party color|MPLA}}; color:white;" |11.2 |
| [https://twitter.com/AfricaElect/status/1561318575733968896 AngoBarómetro]
|data-sort-value="2019-10-03" |9–15 Aug 2022 |4,198 |30.4 | style="background:#D3F2D0;"|56.3 |6.0 |4.0 |1.1 |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |2.2 | style="background:{{party color|UNITA}}; color:white;" |25.9 |
| [https://twitter.com/MovCivicoMudei/status/1557692579973660672 MovimentoCívicoMudei]{{efn|name=MovimentoCívicoMudei1}}
|data-sort-value="2019-10-03" |11 August 2022 |987 |27.9 | style="background:#D3F2D0;"|54.1 |7.9 |2.9 |2.6 |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |4.6 |style="background:{{party color|UNITA}}; color:white;" |26.2 |
| [https://twitter.com/AfricaElect/status/1550624673041469440 Angopolls]
|15–22 Jul 2022 |1,085 |style="background:#F1A09E"| 59.0 |33.0 |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |8.0 |style="background:{{party color|MPLA}}; color:white;" |26.0 |
| [https://twitter.com/AfricaElect/status/1550624872518373377 POB Brasil]
|16–21 Jul 2022 |1,500 |style="background:#F1A09E"| 62.0 |33.0 |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |5.0 |style="background:{{party color|MPLA}}; color:white;" |29.0 |
| [https://twitter.com/MovCivicoMudei/status/1550927750915129345 MovimentoCívicoMudei]{{efn|name=MovimentoCívicoMudei}}
|data-sort-value="2019-10-03" |5–17 Jul 2022 |907 |29.8 | style="background:#D3F2D0;"|53.7 |7.6 |4.1 |2.2 |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |2.6 |style="background:{{party color|UNITA}}; color:white;" |23.9 |
| [https://twitter.com/AfricaElect/status/1550624024010674176 AngoBarómetro]
|data-sort-value="2019-10-03" |11–16 Jul 2022 |1,460 |34.6 | style="background:#D3F2D0;"|53.8 |5.2 |3.9 |1.4 |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |1.2 | style="background:{{party color|UNITA}}; color:white;" |19.2 |
| [https://twitter.com/AfricaElect/status/1547919838739197954 AngoBarómetro]
|data-sort-value="2019-10-03" |15–24 Jun 2022 |1,302 |31.6 | style="background:#D3F2D0;"|51.2 |6.6 |5.8 |2.1 |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |2.7 | style="background:{{party color|UNITA}}; color:white;" |19.6 |
| [https://twitter.com/AfricaElect/status/1541147415587262467 MovimentoCívicoMudei]
|Jun 2022 |934 |33.2 | style="background:#D3F2D0;"|54.0 |5.6 |3.8 |2.6 |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |0.8 |style="background:{{party color|UNITA}}; color:white;" |20.8 |
| [https://twitter.com/AfricaElect/status/1531951739800272896 MovimentoCívicoMudei]
|May 2022 |884 |33.8 | style="background:#D3F2D0;"|53.7 |7.4 |3.0 |1.5 |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |0.6 |style="background:{{party color|UNITA}}; color:white;" |19.9 |
| [https://twitter.com/AfricaElect/status/1519991375122640899 MovimentoCívicoMudei]
|9–11 Apr 2022 |884 |31.5 | style="background:#D3F2D0;"|54.5 |6.7 |3.7 |1.2 |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |2.4 |style="background:{{party color|UNITA}}; color:white;" |23.0 |
| [https://twitter.com/AfricaElect/status/1512801538833534986 MovimentoCívicoMudei]
|11–15 Mar 2022 |775 |29.6 | style="background:#D3F2D0;"|59.2 |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |11.7 |style="background:{{party color|UNITA}}; color:white;" |29.6 |
| [https://www.afrobarometer.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ang_r9.comunicado_de_imprensa-6May22.pdf Afrobarometer]
|9 Feb–8 Mar 2022 |1,200 |style="background:#F1A09E"| 29 |22 |1 |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |48{{efn|name=Afrobarometer 2022}} |style="background:{{party color|MPLA}}; color:white;" |7 |
| [https://twitter.com/AfricaElect/status/1494328004029272071 AngoBarómetro]
|data-sort-value="2019-10-03" | 29 Jan–7 Feb 2022 |4,138 |28.4 | style="background:#D3F2D0;"|60.0 |2.3 |4.6 |1.2 |{{N/A}} |3.5 |{{N/A}} | style="background:{{party color|UNITA}}; color:white;" |31.6 |
| [https://www.angola24horas.com/politica/item/22945-sondagem-eleicoes-2022-adalberto-costa-junior-lidera-intencoes-de-voto-com-53-42 AngoBarómetro]
|data-sort-value="2019-10-03" | 20–23 Nov 2021 |1,095 |30.14 | style="background:#D3F2D0;"|53.42 |1.37 |4.11 |{{N/A}} |2.74 |8.22 |{{N/A}} | style="background:{{party color|UNITA}}; color:white;" |23.3 |
| [https://angola24horas.com/politica/item/21980-unita-lidera-intencoes-de-voto-com-58-17 AngoBarómetro]
|data-sort-value="2019-10-03" | 1–9 Aug 2021 |1,632 | 35.2 | style="background:#D3F2D0;"|58.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 0.0 | {{N/A}} | {{N/A}} | {{N/A}} | style="background:{{party color|UNITA}}; color:white;" |23.0 |
| [https://www.rfi.fr/pt/angola/20210220-sondagem-aponta-l%C3%ADder-da-unita-mais-popular-que-jo%C3%A3o-louren%C3%A7o AngoBarómetro]
|data-sort-value="2019-10-03" | Feb 2021 |1,050 | 37.7 | style="background:#D3F2D0;"|58.9 | {{N/A}} | {{N/A}} | {{N/A}} | {{N/A}} | {{N/A}} | 3.4 | style="background:{{party color|UNITA}}; color:white;" |21.2 |
| [https://www.afrobarometer.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ang_r9.comunicado_de_imprensa-6May22.pdf Afrobarometer]
|2019 |1,200 |style="background:#F1A09E"| 38 |13 |2 |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |47{{efn|name=Afrobarometer 2019}} |style="background:{{party color|MPLA}}; color:white;" |25 |
| colspan="12" style="background:#A0A0A0"| |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| data-sort-value="2019-10-06"| 23 August 2017 | {{N/A}} | style="background:#F1A09E"| 61.1 | 26.7 | 9.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | {{N/A}} | {{N/A}} | 0.5 | style="background:{{party color|MPLA}}; color:white;"| 34.4 |
| colspan="12" style="background:#A0A0A0"| |
Results
The MPLA received 51% of the vote, and UNITA 44%. No other party received more than 1.2%. All 90 constituency seats went to the two largest parties, with the MPLA winning 57, mostly in the central and south regions, while UNITA won 33, being strongest in the north-west. Of the nationwide seats, MPLA won 67 and UNITA 57, while the PRS, FNLA and PHA won two seats each. The vote for CASA-CE collapsed; having received 9% of the vote in the previous elections in 2017, they received just 0.8% and lost all 16 of the seats they previously held.
{{Election results
|image=File:National Assembly of Angola (2022-).svg
|dsv=y|candtitle=Presidential candidate|
|party1=MPLA|votes1=3209429|seats1=124|sc1=−26|cand1=João Lourenço
|party2=UNITA|votes2=2756786|seats2=90|sc2=+39|cand2=Adalberto Costa Júnior
|party3=Social Renewal Party|votes3=71351|seats3=2|sc3=0|cand3=Benedito Daniel
|party4=National Liberation Front of Angola|votes4=66337|seats4=2|sc4=+1|cand4=Ngola Kabangu
|party5=Humanist Party of Angola|votes5=63749|seats5=2|sc5=New|cand5=Florbela Malaquias
|party6=CASA–CE|votes6=47446|seats6=0|sc6=−16|cand6=Manuel Fernandes
|party7=National Patriotic Alliance|votes7=30139|seats7=0|sc7=0|color7=#32cd32|cand7=Quintino Moreira
|party8=Nationalist Party for Justice in Angola|votes8=26867|seats8=0|sc8=New|cand8=Dinho Chingunji
|total_sc=0
|invalid=74259
|blank=107746
|electorate=14399391
|source=National Electoral Commission{{cite web |url=https://resultados2022eleicoesgerais.cne.ao/resultados |title=Difusão de Resultados |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830194816/https://resultados2022eleicoesgerais.cne.ao/resultados |archive-date=30 August 2022 |url-status=live}}
}}
=By constituency=
| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!rowspan=2|Constituency!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!rowspan=2|Total |
| colspan=2 | MPLA
!colspan=2 | UNITA !colspan=2 | PRS !colspan=2 | FNLA !colspan=2 | PHA |
|---|
| style="text-align:left;" | Bengo
| style="background:{{party color|MPLA}}; color:white;"| 55.4 | 3 | 39.2 | 2 | 0.8 | - | 1.7 | - | 1.0 | - | 5 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Benguela
| style="background:{{party color|MPLA}}; color:white;"| 54.4 | 3 | 42.3 | 2 | 0.6 | - | 0.6 | - | 1.0 | - | 5 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Bié
| style="background:{{party color|MPLA}}; color:white;"| 60.5 | 3 | 35.3 | 2 | 0.9 | - | 0.8 | - | 1.2 | - | 5 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Cabinda
| 26.4 | 1 | style="background:{{party color|UNITA}}; color:white;"| 68.6 | 4 | 1.1 | - | 1.0 | - | 0.9 | - | 5 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Cuando Cubango
| style="background:{{party color|MPLA}}; color:white;"| 69.1 | 4 | 26.7 | 1 | 0.9 | - | 0.7 | - | 0.9 | - | 5 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Cuanza Norte
| style="background:{{party color|MPLA}}; color:white;"| 60.7 | 3 | 32.5 | 2 | 1.2 | - | 1.7 | - | 1.3 | - | 5 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Cuanza Sul
| style="background:{{party color|MPLA}}; color:white;"| 68.0 | 4 | 27.2 | 1 | 0.9 | - | 1.0 | - | 1.4 | - | 5 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Cunene
| style="background:{{party color|MPLA}}; color:white;"| 82.9 | 5 | 14.4 | - | 0.6 | - | 0.5 | - | 0.7 | - | 5 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Huambo
| style="background:{{party color|MPLA}}; color:white;"| 56.9 | 3 | 39.0 | 2 | 0.9 | - | 0.7 | - | 0.9 | - | 5 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Huíla
| style="background:{{party color|MPLA}}; color:white;"| 69.2 | 4 | 27.2 | 1 | 0.8 | - | 0.6 | - | 0.9 | - | 5 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Luanda
| 33.3 | 2 | style="background:{{party color|UNITA}}; color:white;"| 62.6 | 3 | 0.5 | - | 0.9 | - | 1.0 | - | 5 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Lunda Norte
| style="background:{{party color|MPLA}}; color:white;"| 56.3 | 3 | 33.6 | 2 | 5.5 | - | 1.3 | - | 0.9 | - | 5 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Lunda Sul
| style="background:{{party color|MPLA}}; color:white;"| 52.5 | 3 | 34.4 | 2 | 10.6 | - | 0.6 | - | 0.6 | - | 5 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Malanje
| style="background:{{party color|MPLA}}; color:white;"| 61.2 | 3 | 32.9 | 2 | 1.4 | - | 1.0 | - | 1.3 | - | 5 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Moxico
| style="background:{{party color|MPLA}}; color:white;"| 68.0 | 4 | 26.6 | 1 | 2.0 | - | 1.0 | - | 0.8 | - | 5 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Namibe
| style="background:{{party color|MPLA}}; color:white;"| 65.6 | 4 | 30.7 | 1 | 0.7 | - | 0.6 | - | 0.7 | - | 5 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Uíge
| style="background:{{party color|MPLA}}; color:white;"| 57.6 | 3 | 35.3 | 2 | 1.4 | - | 1.9 | - | 1.3 | - | 5 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Zaire
| 36.3 | 2 | style="background:{{party color|UNITA}}; color:white;"| 52.1 | 3 | 0.8 | - | 7.3 | - | 1.0 | - | 5 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Overseas Angolans
| style="background:{{party color|MPLA}}; color:white;"| 50.5 | - | 46.8 | - | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | - | 0.8 | - | - |
| style="text-align:left;" | Nationwide
| style="color:inherit;background:#AAAAAA"| | 67 | style="color:inherit;background:#AAAAAA"| | 57 | style="color:inherit;background:#AAAAAA"| | 2 | style="color:inherit;background:#AAAAAA"| | 2 | style="color:inherit;background:#AAAAAA"| | 2 | 130 |
| class="unsortable" style="background:#E9E9E9"
| style="text-align:left;" | Total | style="background:{{party color|MPLA}}; color:white;"| 51.2 | 124 | 44.0 | 90 | 1.1 | 2 | 1.1 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 220 |
| colspan=12 style="text-align:left;" | Source: National Electoral Commission |
Reactions
The United States urged all parties to express themselves peacefully and resolve grievances in accordance with the law.
The European Union said stakeholders should use legal remedies to address their concerns and called on the authorities to respond to them fairly and transparently.
The Portuguese Communist Party congratulated the MPLA on the victory and stated that they have the minimum support needed to govern. They warned of "interference operations from Portugal".{{Cite news |date=29 August 2022 |title="Operações de ingerência", "mínimos para governar" e "oportunidade" desperdiçada. As reacções dos partidos portugueses |work=Público |url=https://www.publico.pt/2022/08/29/politica/noticia/pcp-felicita-mpla-alerta-ingerencia-partir-portugal-eleicoes-angola-2018709 |access-date=30 August 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220830232201/https://www.publico.pt/2022/08/29/politica/noticia/pcp-felicita-mpla-alerta-ingerencia-partir-portugal-eleicoes-angola-2018709|archive-date=30 August 2022|url-status=live|language=pt }}
The Left Bloc in Portugal considered the results to be a serious warning to the MPLA regime, despite obtaining the majority.
Chega considered the elections a wasted opportunity for change and condemned the MPLA-led government for not alleviating poverty, corruption, and for the slow rates of development in Angola. They have also criticised the presence of Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa at ex-president Santos' funeral.
Namibian president and SADC chair Hage Geingob congratulated president Lorenço and the MPLA on their re-election. Geingob praised the electoral process as peaceful and "consistent with the revised SADC principles and guidelines governing democratic elections and the relevant laws of Angola".{{cite news |title=Geingob congratulates Lourenço on re-election |url=https://www.namibian.com.na/115603/read/Geingob-congratulates-Louren%C3%A7o-on-re-election |access-date=30 August 2022 |work=The Namibian |date=30 August 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220830224449/https://www.namibian.com.na/115603/read/Geingob-congratulates-Louren%C3%A7o-on-re-election |archive-date=30 August 2022|url-status=live}}
Aftermath
UNITA rejected the results and stated it would challenge them. The party complained about a lack of transparency and results not matching their own tallies.{{Cite news |last=Yusuf |first=Mohammed |date=26 August 2022 |title=Angola's President Retains His Seat Following a Tight Election |work=Voice of America |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/angola-s-president-retains-his-seat-following-a-tight-election-/6717628.html |access-date=27 August 2022}} In Angola, election results can be disputed by lodging a complaint with the National Electoral Commission, and if rejected, they can then be brought to the Constitutional Court which must rule within 72 hours.
Lourenço pledged to continue with reforms, including privatising state assets and stopping corruption after investigating the Dos Santos family. He also promised to diversify the economy, create more jobs, modernize education and expand the healthcare system. He says that MPLA won legitimately and that the election was free, fair and transparent.{{Cite news |last1=Guimarães |first1=Maria João |last2=Pequenino |first2=Karla |date=29 August 2022 |title="Não temos necessidade de nenhuma geringonça", diz João Lourenço. "Vencemos legitimamente" |work=Público |url=https://www.publico.pt/2022/08/29/mundo/noticia/comissao-nacional-eleitoral-proclama-vencedor-partido-presidente-joao-lourenco-2018687 |access-date=30 August 2022}}
Several vehicles were set on fire and ten people injured when MPLA supporters attacked a UNITA office on 3 September 2022.{{Cite news |date=3 September 2022 |title=Angola's opposition office 'attacked' amid political tensions |work=The Citizen |agency=Agence France-Presse |url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/africa/angola-s-opposition-office-attacked-amid-political-tensions-3935928 |access-date=3 September 2022}}
After the Constitutional Court rejected the appeal of the results, UNITA called for public protests against the MPLA.{{Cite web |title=Angola court rejects poll result appeal, opposition urges protest |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/9/angola-court-rejects-poll-result-appeal-opposition-urges-protest |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}
Notes
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| refs =
{{efn
| name = MovimentoCívicoMudei1
| Results presented here exclude Blank/Invalid/Protest votes (5.3%). With their inclusion results are: UNITA: 51.2%; MPLA: 26.4%; CASA–CE: 7.5%; PRS: 2.7%; FNLA: 2.5%; APN: 1.8%; Others: 2.5%.
}}
{{efn
| name = MovimentoCívicoMudei
| Results presented here exclude Blank/Invalid/Protest votes (6.5%). With their inclusion results are: UNITA: 50.2%; MPLA: 27.9%; CASA–CE: 7.1%; PRS: 3.8%; FNLA: 2.1%; APN: 0.9%; Others: 1.7%.
}}
{{efn
| name = Afrobarometer 2022
| Others: 1%; Refused to respond: 31%; Undecided: 9%; Would not vote: 6%
}}
{{efn
| name = Afrobarometer 2019
| Others: 2%; Refused to respond: 25%; Undecided: 7%; Would not vote: 14%
}}
}}