2012 Angolan general election

General elections were held in Angola on 31 August 2012 to elect the President and National Assembly. These were the first elections after the new 2010 constitution was instituted. During campaigning, the opposition UNITA and its offshoot CASA-CE accused and criticised the government of corruption and called for greater transparency; this led to protests and arrests the day before the election.

2012 Angolan general election
31 August 2012
All 220 seats in the National Assembly
111 seats needed for a majority
PartyPresidential candidate % Seats +/–
MPLA José Eduardo dos Santos 71.84 175 −16
UNITA Isaías Samakuva 18.66 32 +16
CASA–CE Abel Chivukuvuku 6.00 8 New
PRS Eduardo Kuangana 1.70 3 −5
FNLA Lucas Ngonda 1.13 2 −1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
President before President after
José Eduardo dos Santos
MPLA		 José Eduardo dos Santos
MPLA
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