Angola’s Opposition Steps up Fight to Overturn Election Results
- Unita leader claims that people have voted for “change”
- Group may take vote complaint to Constitutional Court
Thousands of Unita's (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola) activists in Luanda, on Aug, 25.
Source: AFP/Getty Images
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Angola’s main opposition party formerly rejected the outcome of last month’s presidential vote won by the ruling party and refused to concede.
The National Union for the Total Liberation of Angola, known as Unita, lodged complaints with the country’s National Electoral Commission and could take the matter to the Constitutional Court, party leader Adalberto Costa Junior said in a statement Friday.