Citizens of the oil-rich country of Angola are heading to the polls to vote for a successor to President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who has been in power since 1979.
President Jose Eduardo dos Santos who is the world’s second-longest serving president is not contesting this election that saw polling stations opening at 7am local time.
Six parties are vying to take over the seat of outgoing President Eduardo dos Santos. The political parties include the ruling MPLA led by Joao Lourenco, main opposition UNITA led by Isaias Samakuva, FNLA, PRS, APN and the coalition CASA-CE party.
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