Elections in Angola - Definition and Overview

Elections in Angola gives information on election and election results in Angola. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.

See election for a more comprehensive discussion and the List of democracy and elections-related topics for an overview on related topics.

Angola elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) has 220 members, elected for a four year term, 130 members by proportional representation and 90 members in provincial districts. The next elections, due for 1997, have been put off indefinitely. Angola is a one party dominant state. Opposition parties against the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola - Party of Labour are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.

Last elections

Presidential elections 1992

Parliamentary elections 1992

Past elections

To be added

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

External links

• Electionworld (http://www.electionworld.org/angola.htm)
• Adam Carr's Election Archive (http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/angola/)
• African Elections Database: Elections in Angola (http://africanelections.tripod.com/ao.html)