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General elections were held in Angola on 29 and 30 September 1992 to elect a President and National Assembly, the first time multi-party elections had been held in the country. They followed the signing of the Bicesse Accord on 31 May 1991 in an attempt to end the 17-year long civil war.[1] Voter turnout was 91.3% for the parliamentary election and 91.2% for the presidential election.[2]
The ruling MPLA was victorious in both elections, leading to UNITA rejecting the results and resuming the civil war.[3]
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In the first round President Jose Eduardo dos Santos officially received 49.57% of the vote and Jonas Savimbi of UNITA won 40.6%. Savimbi said the election had neither been free nor fair and refused to participate in the second round.[4]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| José Eduardo dos Santos | MPLA | 1,953,335 | 49.57 |
| Jonas Malheiro Savimbi | UNITA | 1,579,298 | 40.07 |
| Antonio Alberto Neto | Angolan Democratic Party | 85,249 | 2.16 |
| Holden Roberto | National Front for the Liberation of Angola | 83,135 | 2.11 |
| Honorato Lando | Liberal Democratic Party of Angola | 75.789 | 1.92 |
| Luis dos Pasos | Democratic Renewal Party | 58,121 | 1.47 |
| Bengui Pedro João | Social Democratic Party | 38,243 | 0.97 |
| Simão Cacete | Front for Democracy | 26,385 | 0.67 |
| Daniel Chipenda | Independent | 20,845 | 0.52 |
| Analia Pereira | Liberal Democratic Party | 11,475 | 0.29 |
| Rui Pereira | Social Renewal Party | 9,208 | 0.23 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 460,455 | ||
| Total | 4,401,339 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al | |||
A total of 12 parties won seats, with the ruling MPLA winning nearly 54% of the total votes and 129 of the 200 seats, whilst UNITA won 70 seats.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola) | 2,124,126 | 53.74 | 129 |
| National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola) | 1,347,636 | 34.10 | 70 |
| National Front for the Liberation of Angola (Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola) | 94,742 | 2.40 | 5 |
| Liberal Democratic Party (Partido Liberal Democrático) | 94,269 | 2.39 | 3 |
| Social Renewal Party (Partido Renovador Social) | 89,875 | 2.27 | 6 |
| Democratic Renewal Party (Partido Renovador Democrático) | 35,293 | 0.89 | 1 |
| AD-Coalition (AD-Coligação) | 34,166 | 0.86 | 1 |
| Social Democratic Party (Partido Social-Democrata) | 33,088 | 0.84 | 1 |
| Party of the Alliance of Youth, Workers and Farmers of Angola (Partido da Aliança da Juventude, Operários e Campesinos de Angola) | 13,924 | 0.35 | 1 |
| Angolan Democratic Forum (Fórum Democrático Angolano) | 12,038 | 0.30 | 1 |
| Democratic Progress Party/Angolan National Alliance Party (Partido Democrático para Progreso/Aliança Nacional Angolano) | 10,608 | 0.27 | 1 |
| Angolan National Democratic Party (Partido Nacional Democrático Angolano) | 10,281 | 0.26 | 1 |
| National Democratic Convention of Angola (Convenção Nacional Democrática de Angola) | 10,237 | 0.26 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Angola (Partido Social Democratico de Angola) | 10,217 | 0.26 | |
| Independent Angolan Party (Partido Angolano Independente) | 9,007 | 0.23 | |
| Liberal Democratic Party of Angola (Partido Democrático Liberal de Angola) | 8,025 | 0.20 | |
| Democratic Party of Angola (Partido Democrático de Angola) | 8,014 | 0.20 | |
| Angolan Renewal Party (Partido Renovador Angolano) | 6,719 | 0.17 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 458,310 | ||
| Total | 4,410,575 | 100 | 220 |
| Source: Nohlen et al | |||
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