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System of government

Last Updated : 2016-09-07

Unitary presidential republic

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Total population

Last Updated : 2016-09-07

25,789,024

 

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Total area (in square kilo meters)

Last Updated : 2016-09-07

1,246,700 km²

 

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Number of registered voters

Last Updated : 2016-09-07

9,757,671

 

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Number of registered political parties

Last Updated : 2016-11-17

Major parties(3) and smaller parties(10)

 

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Number of polling stations

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Average number of voters per polling station

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Voting age

Last Updated : 2016-09-07

18

 

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Elected Offices

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Election system

Last Updated : 2016-09-23

List Proportional Representation (Chamber 1)

 

Members shall be elected from closed party lists through a proportional representation system. 5 deputies are elected from each constituency, while 130 deputies are elected from a single countrywide constituency. Seats are distributed according to the d'Hondt Formula.

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Terms of office

Last Updated : 2016-09-23

The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.

In the National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) 220 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.***

*** There are 18 provinces that elects 5 members, and one national constituency with 130 seats.

 

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Election

Last Updated : 2016-09-07

Angolan legislative election, 2012

 

Election-References:

 

Date

Last Updated : 2016-09-07

31 August 2012

 

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Political parties in the elections

Last Updated : 2016-11-30

Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA)

National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA)

Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola-Electoral Coalition [CASA-CE]

Social Renewal Party (PRS)

National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA)

New Democracy Electoral Union [ND]

People's Party for Development (PAPOD)

United Front for Change of Angola [FUMA]

Political Council of the Opposition [CPO]

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Number of elected candidates

Last Updated : 2016-09-07

220

 

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Voter turnout

Last Updated : 2016-09-07

62%

 

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Number of ballots cast

Last Updated : 2016-09-07

6,124,669

 

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Legal framework for elections

Last Updated : 2016-08-18

Part of Constitution - Separate legislation

 

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Legal provisions

Last Updated : 2016-11-15

Constitution of 3 February 2010, art. 161 (j), 167 (1, 5), 168:

 

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Referenda

Last Updated : 2016-11-04

The National Assembly shall be responsible for proposing to the President of the Republic that referendums should be held on relevant matters of national interest.

Constitution of 3 February 2010, art. 161 (j), 168:

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People’s Initiatives

Last Updated : 2016-11-15

N/A

 

People’s Initiatives-References:

 

Recall Votes

Last Updated : 2016-11-15

N/A

 

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Official name

Last Updated : 2016-08-31

National Electoral Commission

 

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Mission, Vision, Key Objectives, Functions

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Type of EMB(independent, governmental, mixed)

Last Updated : 2016-08-31

Independent

 

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EMB budget source

Last Updated : 2016-08-31

The President - Other

 

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EMB expenditure audit

Last Updated : 2016-09-27

 The internal audit office of the National Electoral Commission

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Number of EMB members (commissioners)

Last Updated : 2016-08-31

11 - 20 members

 

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Term of EMB members (commissioners)

Last Updated : 2016-08-31

For a specified number of years

 

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Who appoints members (commissioners)?

Last Updated : 2016-08-31

Legislature - Judiciary

 

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Selection of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson

Last Updated : 2016-11-01

The president of the National Electoral Commission is chosen by the Superior Council of the Judiciary.

 

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Administrative divisions

Last Updated : 2016-11-03

Angola is divided into 18 provinces

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Delimitation of constituencies(electoral district)

Last Updated : 2016-11-03

constituencies are delimited for election purposes

 

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Criteria for drawing boundaries

Last Updated : 2016-08-18

Conformity with local jurisdiction boundaries

 

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Body responsible for drawing boundaries

Last Updated : 2016-08-18

Legislature (1st chamber)

 

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Requirements on the right to vote

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Reasons for having the right to vote revoked

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Electoral Eligibility

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Reasons for having the eligibility revoked

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Requirements for party registration

Last Updated : 2016-11-15

Only legally registered political parties can submit lists of candidates to the Constitutional Court within 20 days after the call for elections. Each party list must be accompanied by 5000-5500 signatures of eligible voters for the nationwide constituency and 500-550 signatures of voters for each electoral constituency.

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Candidate nomination

Last Updated : 2016-12-14

independent candidates compete neither in presidential nor legislative elections

 

In terms of the Constitution (articles 111 and 146) and the
done within 20 days after the calling of the election.
nominate candidates for the National Assembly (with the nomination for the
presidency being the first candidate on each of the national lists), which must be
done within 20 days after the calling of the election.?

 

 

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Candidate Registration (National Assembly members)

Last Updated : 2016-11-15

- Requirement

Age
Citizenship

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Candidate registration deposit

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Amount of fee

- Return of fee

Uncontested Election

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Preparation of the voters list

Last Updated : 2016-10-10

Method adopted in 2005.

According to articles 13-22 of the Law on Voter Registration of 1 July 2005, voter registration is undertaken by state officials at local level under the supervision of the CNE, and is monitored by representatives of political parties.

In terms of article 211 of the Electoral Law, the Ministry for Territorial Administration is required to hand over all voter registration management and documentation, including software and computerised databases, to the CNE. This was to be preceded by an audit conducted by an independent entity employed by the CNE and chosen through a public tender.

 

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Whether the registration is compulsory (or not)

Last Updated : 2016-11-01

Yes 

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Who is responsible for the voters list

Last Updated : 2016-11-01

voter registration is undertaken by state officials at local level under the supervision of the CNE, and is monitored by representatives of political parties

 

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Voters list preparation procedure

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Inspection and objection procedure

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Definition

Last Updated : 2016-12-14

The Electoral Law, article 62, lays down that campaigning
made by the CNE.
The Electoral Law, article 73, states that parties taking part in elections are entitled to
free access to public broadcasting during the campaign period as follows: 10 minutes
public radio broadcast time daily between 15 and 22 hours; and 5 minutes public TV
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broadcast time daily between 18 and 22 hours. The allocation of broadcast time is
made by the CNE.?

 

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Period

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Methods

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Prohibited forms of campaigning

Last Updated : 2016-12-14

The use of public or private media for political party propaganda outside of
the allocations of free broadcast time described above is prohibited.

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Campaign Finance

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Campaign expense limit

- Income and expenditure of campaign expense

- Report, public inspection, and open of income and expenditure

- Investigation on income and expenditure of campaign expense & actions

- Reimbursement of campaign expense

Presiding officers

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

① How many of officers in a polling station

② Roles of each officer

③ How we nominate the officers

Facilities or items a polling station is equipped with

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Polling station location criteria

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Voting hours

Last Updated : 2016-12-14

On Election Day, polls open at 7am and close at 7.30pm,
but voters are allowed to join the voting queues only until 6pm. (2012 general elections)

 

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Voting

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

① Is compulsory or voluntary?

② How many ballot papers are distributed to each voter?

Ballot Paper

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

① Determination of the order of candidates on ballots

② What has to be included in the ballot paper?

③ Ballot paper design or sample ballot paper

④ Valid and invalid ballot paper

Voting Procedures

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Start ofvoting

- Process of voting

- End of voting

Marking method

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Special voting (Absentee / Early / Proxy / Assisted / Postal / etc)

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

① Who are subjected to do

② Voting procedures

Counting Location

Last Updated : 2016-08-18

The polling stations

 

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Counting period

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Vote counting method

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Counting Procedures

Last Updated : 2016-12-14

Counting is done at each stream immediately after
closing of the polls.
and signed by all staff members and party agents, sent to the respective Municipal
Electoral Commission (MEC), and copies given to party agents. There is no legal
provision for a polling stream tally sheet to be exhibited outside the polling stream.
The MECs send all the results received to their Provincial Electoral Commission
(PEC), which tally provincial results, produce a provincial Records of Tally, and
announce them within 7 days of the closing of the polls. The provincial Records of
Tally are sent to the CNE for tabulation of the national results. The CNE announces
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publicly the provisional provincial results as they are received from the PECs. Once
all provincial Records of Count are received and processed, the CNE announces the
winner for President and Vice-President, allocates parliamentary seats to
parties/coalitions, and determines who was elected from each party/coalition list. The
announcement of final results by the CNE has to be made within 15 days of the
closing of the polls.?

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When are ballots recounted?

Last Updated : 2016-08-18

Never recounted

 

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Who is eligible to vote for overseas voting?

Last Updated : 2016-11-01

Members of the armed forces
Students
Diplomatic staff
Other

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Overseas voters list preparation

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Where to vote

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Voting procedure for early voting

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Methods used to transport ballot papers

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Counting procedure

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

How is the elected candidate chosen in the case of a tie?

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Apportioning of National Assembly seats

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Results Announcement

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Is the announcement of preliminary result required?

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Deadline for announcement of final results

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Reason for holding a by- or re-election

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

By-election dates

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Electoral process

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Criteria for allocating free broadcast time

Last Updated : 2016-08-18

Equal regardless of size of party and previous performance

 

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Television debates

Last Updated : 2016-11-17

N/A

 

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Blackout period for release of election survey results

Last Updated : 2016-12-12

N/A

 

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Electoral dispute resolution body

Last Updated : 2016-11-03

EMB 

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Electoral dispute resolution mechanism

Last Updated : 2016-12-12

N/A

 

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Alternative electoral dispute resolution mechanism

Last Updated : 2016-12-12

N/A

 

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Direct public funding

Last Updated : 2016-11-01

Political parties receive annual state contributions and direct public funding in relation to electoral campaigns.

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Private funding of political parties

Last Updated : 2016-11-01

They also receive indirect public funding in the form of free broadcast time, tax reliefs, free public space and premises for their campaign activities.

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Regulation, monitoring and investigation

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Regulation, monitoring and investigation bodies

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Which electoral processes are using ICTs?

Last Updated : 2016-11-03

both fingerprint scans and photos are captured and used during registration

 

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When it was introduced

Last Updated : 2016-12-12

N/A

 

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Gender equality

Last Updated : 2016-11-30

    Female Population: 11,438,735 (2012)

·         Is Angola a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Angola ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (17 September 1986)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 75 (34.09%) (2012)

·         Human Development Index Position: 149 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Medium (2014)

 

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Aids for disabled or handicapped voters

Last Updated : 2016-11-30

Is Angola a signatory to CRPD: No 

·         Has Angola ratified CRPD: Yes, accession (19 May 2014)

·         Population with a disability: 3,402,844 (est.)

 

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Voter education

Last Updated : 2016-08-18

Continuously

 

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National civic education

Last Updated : 2016-08-18

conducted by the National Electoral Management Body

 

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EMB Staff education

Last Updated : 2016-12-12

N/A

 

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Domestic observation

Last Updated : 2016-12-14

National and international election observation is regulated by
Constitutional Court, and political parties, may issue.
applications by uninvited missions, identification and accreditation, rights and duties
of national and international observers. Observation begins with the campaign period
and ends with the formal publication of the final results. Observers are accredited for
specific provinces and, though they may request which province they wish to work in,
may not observe outside the province accredited for. However, the Regulation on
Election Observation that operationalizes the Law on Election Observation states that
observer missions may submit to the CNE their preferred areas of deployment, but
gives the CNE the authority to choose where individual observers should be
deployed in order to ensure balance of territorial coverage. The Regulation also
imposes quotas on national observers and on the number of invitations to
international observers that national bodies, such as the Parliament, the
Constitutional Court, and political parties, may issue.

 

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International observation

Last Updated : 2016-12-14

National and international election observation is regulated by
Constitutional Court, and political parties, may issue.
applications by uninvited missions, identification and accreditation, rights and duties
of national and international observers. Observation begins with the campaign period
and ends with the formal publication of the final results. Observers are accredited for
specific provinces and, though they may request which province they wish to work in,
may not observe outside the province accredited for. However, the Regulation on
Election Observation that operationalizes the Law on Election Observation states that
observer missions may submit to the CNE their preferred areas of deployment, but
gives the CNE the authority to choose where individual observers should be
deployed in order to ensure balance of territorial coverage. The Regulation also
imposes quotas on national observers and on the number of invitations to
international observers that national bodies, such as the Parliament, the
Constitutional Court, and political parties, may issue.

 

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Partnerships/MoUs

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

International Activities

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Major challenges to elections

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Measures taken to deal with those Challenges

Last Updated : 2016-05-03