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Commission (CNE) with about 85 percent of the ballot counted, the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) had 73 percent of the valid votes cast.
The MPLA’s nearest rival, the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (Unita), trailed far behind with 18 percent of the vote, nearly twice its share from 2008.
And newcomer party, CASA-CE gained five per cent.
Both opposition parties criticised the elections for not being free and fair.
The African Union observers declared the election to be “free, just, transparent and credible,” Pedro Pires, chief of the mission adds.
According to the chief of the observing mission of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, (CPLP), Leonardo Simao, “We didn’t witness one single case of coercion of intimidation.
“People voted freely throughout the country.” He added that the turnout of 57 per cent of the 9 million eligible voters was good, particularly among women and youths, and that the voting process went smoothly. — Xinhua.
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