2022 Angolan general election

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2022 Angolan general election
Angola
← 2017 August 2022
All 220 seats in the National Assembly
111 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Current seats
MPLA João Lourenço 150
FPU Adalberto Costa Júnior 51
CASA–CE Manuel Fernades 16
PRS Eduardo Kuangana 2
FNLA Ngola Kabangu 1
Incumbent President
João Lourenço
MPLA
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General elections are scheduled to held in Angola in August 2022 to elect the President and National Assembly.[1] Incumbent president João Lourenço is eligible for one more term.[2]

Electoral system[]

The 220 members of the National Assembly are elected by two methods; 130 are elected by closed list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency, with seats allocated proportionally. 90 are elected in 18 five-seat constituencies, using the d'Hondt method.[3][4] 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.[3]

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 as 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.[5][6]

Campaign[]

On October 5, 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.[7] Capoco described the alliance as “an alliance of Angolans eager for change."[8] 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."[9]

Opinion polls[]

Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample size MPLA UNITA CASA–CE PRS FLNA O Lead
AngoBarómetro 29 Jan–7 Feb 2022 4,138 28.4 60.0 2.3 4.6 1.2 N/A 3.5 N/A 31.6
AngoBarómetro 20–23 Nov 2021 1,095 30.14 53.42 1.37 4.11 N/A 2.74 8.22 N/A 23.3
AngoBarómetro 1–9 Aug 2021 1,632 35.2 58.2 3.6 3.1 0.0 N/A N/A N/A 23.0
AngoBarómetro Feb 2021 1,050 37.7 58.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 3.4 21.2
2017 general election 23 Aug 2017 N/A 61.1
150 		26.7
51 		9.5
16 		1.3
2 		0.9
1 		N/A N/A 0.5
0 		34.4

References[]

  1. ^ "EISA's 2021 African election calendar". EISA. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  2. ^ "Angola's President João Lourenço tries to pull off a tricky balancing act". The Africa Report.com. 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  3. ^ a b Electoral system IPU
  4. ^ Lei Orgânica sobre as Eleições Gerais n.º 36/11, de 21 de Dezembro Archived 2017-05-17 at the Wayback Machine CNE
  5. ^ "Angola's Constitution of 2010" (PDF). Oxford Constitutional Law (Oxford University Press). 6 Jun 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Constituição da Républica de Angola" (PDF) (in Portuguese). World Intellectual Property Organisation. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Angola Opposition Parties Unite to Challenge MPLA's 46-Year Rule". www.bloomberg.com. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Mendes, Candido. "Angola Opposition Parties Unite to Challenge MPLA's 46-Year Rule". BloombergQuint. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  9. ^ AfricaNews (2021-10-06). "Angola's opposition parties form coalition". Africanews. Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-12-12.


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