IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Angola

Republic of Angola

36,749,910
Population (as of Jan. 1, 2023)

14,399,391
Registered Voters (as of None)

67.77%
Average Turnout

4
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.340
Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Autocracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Ratified
Ratified Date: Sept. 17, 1986

SIGI* Score: 25.9
Level of Discrimination: Low
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

CRPD Status: Ratified
Ratified Date: May 19, 2014

HDI* Score: 0.616
Category: Medium
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Angolan National Assembly	Assembleia Nacional	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President João LOURENÇO (since 26 September 2017)
Head of Government: President João LOURENÇO (since 26 September 2017)
Assembly: unicameral National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) with 220 seats

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected as the leader of the party who received the most votes in the National Assembly 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 5-year terms.

Elections

2022-08-24
Angolan National Assembly
Votes 6,454,109
Registered 14,399,391
Turnout 44.82

2017-08-23
Angolan National Assembly
Votes 7,093,002
Registered 9,317,294
Turnout 76.13

2012-08-31
Angolan National Assembly
Votes 6,124,669
Registered 9,757,671
Turnout 62.77

2008-09-05
Angolan National Assembly
Votes 7,213,281
Registered 8,256,854
Turnout 87.36

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Angolan National Assembly	2022-08-24	6,454,109	14,399,391	44.82
Angolan National Assembly	2017-08-23	7,093,002	9,317,294	76.13
Angolan National Assembly	2012-08-31	6,124,669	9,757,671	62.77
Angolan National Assembly	2008-09-05	7,213,281	8,256,854	87.36

Voter Turnout

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