Ruling Party Takes Lead in Angolan Elections

The Angola electoral commission, CNE says the governing People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola, MPLA has registered a strong lead.

This comes following the early results of Wednesday’s presidential and parliamentary elections.

Provisional Results
The commission said that with the ballot boxes counted, President João Lourenço’s party has received more than 60% votes.

While the opposition, National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, UNITA led by Adalberto Junior has nearly 34%.

However, UNITA has called the provisional results unreliable.

Report says the Angola elections closed without any major incidents reported, awaits the official results to be announced.

The MPLA, which has been in power for more than four decades, has been criticised for not tackling inflation, poverty, and unemployment, despite huge oil wealth.

BBC/CO