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🇦🇴 Angola

Presidential republic under dominant-party rule

SystemPresidential republic under dominant-party rule
Head of statePresident João Lourenço (head of state and government, MPLA)
LegislatureNational Assembly · 220 seats
ElectionsMultiparty elections are held but the MPLA has never lost power since 1975 and the 2022 count was disputed
Last election2022-08-24 · general election, the closest in Angolan history
Next election2027 · general election due

The MPLA has governed since independence, and the 2022 election saw the opposition UNITA come within eight points amid fraud allegations. Lourenço is term-limited in 2027, making the succession within the ruling party a central question. Africa's second-largest oil producer is courting Western investment through the US-backed Lobito rail corridor.

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