João Lourenço was re-elected as president on 24 August with the smallest margin in the country's independent history. His MPLA party took 51% of the vote against the main opposition party UNITA and its candidate Alberto Costa Júnior's 43.9%. At his final election rally on 23 August, Lourenço proclaimed that "the right to occupy important positions in
Inner Circle | Angola
Lourenço banks on feminising MPLA in his second term
Published on 23.09.2022 at 05:00 GMT
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