2017 Angolan general election

General elections were held in Angola on 23 August 2017 to elect the President and National Assembly, although voting was delayed until 26 August at 15 polling stations due to bad weather on election day. The top candidate of the winning party is elected president. The ruling party MPLA headed by João Lourenço was widely expected to win. Preliminary results show that MPLA won with a clear margin. The final results were released on 6 September 2017.

2017 Angolan general election
23 & 26 August 2017
All 220 seats in the National Assembly
111 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
MPLA João Lourenço 61.08 150 −25
UNITA Isaías Samakuva 26.67 51 +19
CASA–CE Abel Chivukuvuku 9.45 16 +8
PRS Eduardo Kuangana 1.35 2 −1
FNLA Ngola Kabangu 0.93 1 −1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
President before President after
José Eduardo dos Santos
MPLA		 João Lourenço
MPLA
Politics of Angola
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  • Constitutional Court
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  • Ministry of External Relations
    Minister: Manuel Domingos Augusto
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