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Angola
Angola
Angola
Primary executive
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Editorial profile v1
Verified country brief
Versioned editorial facts take priority over database records on this country page.
- Executive system
- Presidential republic · One primary executive function
- Dominant executive office
- Head of state
- Why this office is primary
- The President of the Republic is both head of state and head of the executive; the head of the national list winning the general election becomes President.
Government
Lourenco administration
Sep 15, 2022 · De jure
Movimento Popular de Libertacao de Angola
MPLA
Uniao Nacional para a Independencia Total de Angola
UNITA
Partido de Renovacao Social
PRS
Frente Nacional de Libertacao de Angola
FNLA
Partido Humanista de Angola
PHA
Legislature and composition
UnicameralFifth Legislature of the National Assembly
Oct 20, 2022
National Assembly
220 SeatsMPLA124 / 220
UNITA90 / 220
PRS2 / 220
FNLA2 / 220
PHA2 / 220
Next election
Date not scheduled2027 Angolan general election
Date not scheduled · General election
- Electoral system
- Closed-list proportional representation; the exact polling date has not been announced.
Latest election
Completed2022 Angolan general election
Aug 24, 2022 · General election
- Electoral system
- Closed-list proportional representation; the head of the winning national list becomes President.
- Published result
- Joao Lourenco · 51.2% · 124 Seats; UNITA · 44.0% · 90 Seats; PRS · 1.1% · 2 Seats; FNLA · 1.1% · 2 Seats; PHA · 1.0% · 2 Seats
Current policy issues
- 1Economic diversification and non-oil employmentGovernment of Angola - 2026 Annual National Development Plan
- 2Inflation, public finances and debtGovernment of Angola - 2026 Annual National Development Plan
- 3Health, education and human capitalGovernment of Angola - 2026 Annual National Development Plan
- 4Infrastructure, water and energy accessGovernment of Angola - 2026 Annual National Development Plan
Indexed party landscape
Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.
- Tracked parties
- 43
- Active in source
- 10
- Historical in source
- 2
- parties shown
- 43
- Founded
- 2012
- Founded
- 2012
- Founded
- 2012
- Founded
- 1956
- Founded
- 2012
- Founded
- 1990
- Founded
- 1983
- Founded
- 2012
- Founded
- Dec 10, 1956
- Ideology
- communism, social democracy, democratic socialism, Marxism–Leninism
- Political spectrum
- Centre-left
- Party leadership
- Paulo Kassoma, Agostinho Neto, João Lourenço, Viriato Clemente da Cruz, Mário Pinto de Andrade, José Eduardo dos Santos
- Founded
- 1966
Angolan Communist Party
Party Unknown
Angolan Democratic Forum
Party Unknown
More parties (31)
Angolan League
Party Unknown
Angolan National Democratic Party
Party Unknown
Angolan Union for Peace, Democracy and Development
Party Unknown
Communist Committee of Cabinda
Party Unknown
Communist Organization of Angola
Party Unknown
Democratic Angola – Coalition
Party Unknown
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Angola
Party Unknown
Democratic Renewal Party
Party Unknown
Humanist Party of Angola
Party Unknown
Independent National Alliance of Angola
Party Unknown
Independent Social Party of Angola
Party Unknown
Liberal Democratic Party
Party Unknown
Liberal Socialist Party
Party Unknown
Movement for the Democracy of Angola
Party Unknown
Movement for the National Independence of Angola
Party Unknown
Movement of Young Intellectuals
Party Unknown
National Liberation Front of Angola
Party Unknown
National Union for Democracy
Party Unknown
National Union for the Total Independence of Angola
Party Unknown
New Democracy Electoral Union
Party Unknown
Party of the Angolan Communist Community
Party Unknown
Party of the United Struggle for Africans in Angola
Party Unknown
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Party Unknown
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Party Unknown
Republican Party of Angola
Party Unknown
Social Democratic Party
Party Unknown
Social Renewal Party
Party Unknown
- Founded
- 1954
- Founded
- 1992
Sources
9
- 1Government of Angola - Inauguration of President Joao Lourencocitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 2National Electoral Commission of Angola - 2022 general election resultscitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 3National Assembly of Angola - Fifth Legislature recordcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 4National Electoral Commission of Angola - Preparation for the 2027 general electioncitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 5Government of Angola - 2026 Annual National Development Plancitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 6Inter-American Development Bank Database of Political Institutions 2023CC-BY-4.0 · Aug 9, 2026
- 7WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
- 8Wikimedia CommonsPER-FILE · Aug 9, 2026
- 9Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026
Political world map
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