Angola: Election archive

Note: Angola has not held multiparty elections since the first post-independence election of 1992. The results, giving victory to the MPLA, were rejected by UNITA and civil war resumed. Presidential and Parliamentary elections scheduled for September 2006 were postponed to 2007 and then to 2008 for the National Assembly and 2009 for the Presidency.

2008 National Assembly election

Voter registration began 15 Nov 2006 and was scheduled to end on 15 Jun 2007, but was extended by 90 days and ended on 15 Sep 2007.

Lusaka agreement and its aftermath
Towards peace and democracy (2002-2006)

SADC PF 2007 Voter Registration Mission: Interim Statement, [www] http://www.sadcpf.org/ documents/Angola%20 Preelection.pdf [PDF document, opens new window](accessed 16 May 2008).
INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS, INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE & NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE 2002 Angola: Pre-Election Assessment Report, [www] http://www.ifes.org/publication/fdcf33d6dc842a91e34b89383edc0514/ angola_eng_report_full_2002.pdf [PDF document, opens new window](accessed 16 May 2008).

Presidential & National Assembly 1992

Bicesse Accords
1992 Elections
Election Results and Aftermath
Presidential election results
National Assembly results
Resumption of the civil war

One party rule 1975-1991

Post-Independence
1980 Single-Party Election
Opposition to the MPLA-PT government
Towards a political solution