At stake in this election:

• 220 seats in the National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS
• Head of Government: President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS
• Assembly: Angola has a unicameral National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) with 220 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system 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 4-year terms.***

*** There are 18 provinces that elects 5 members, and one national constituency with 130 seats.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola - Workers' Party / Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola - Partido do Trabalho (MPLA)
  • Leader: Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS
  • Seats won in this election: 175
  • Seats won in last election: 191
• Party: National Union for the Total Independence of Angola / União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA)
  • Leader: Isaías SAMAKUVA
  • Seats won in this election: 32
  • Seats won in last election: 16
• Party: Convergence Broad Salvation of Angola / Convergência Ampla de Salvação de Angola (CASA)***
  • Leader: Abel CHIVUKUVUKU
  • Seats won in this election: 8
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Social Renewal Party / Partido de Renovação Social
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 3
  • Seats won in last election: 8
• Party: National Front for the Liberation of Angola / Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 2
  • Seats won in last election: 3
• Party: New Demoracy Electoral Union / Nova Democracia União Eleitoral
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: 2
• Party: People's Party for Development
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: United Front for the Change of Angola
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Political Opposition Council
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: 0

*** The CASA is a breakaway from UNITA,which CHIVUKUVUKU formed after losing a leadership battle with SAMAKUVA.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 22,685,632 (2012)
• Registered Voters: 9,757,671 (August 2012 )

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 11,438,735 (2012)

·         Is Angola a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Angola ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (17 September 1986)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 75 (34.09%) (2012)

·         Human Development Index Position: 149 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Medium (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Angola a signatory to CRPD: No 

·         Has Angola ratified CRPD: Yes, accession (19 May 2014)

·         Population with a disability: 3,402,844 (est.)