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Angola's ruling MPLA wins parliamentary poll
09 Sep 2008 23:46:45 GMT
Source: Reuters
LUANDA, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The ruling MPLA party has won a landslide victory in Angola's parliamentary election with almost 82 percent of the votes, according to provisional final results released on Wednesday.

The MPLA (Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola), which has governed the oil-rich African nation since independence from Portugal, crushed the opposition nationally and in all of Angola's 18 provinces.

UNITA, a former rebel group which is now the largest opposition party, won just over 10 percent. It conceded defeat on Monday. (Reporting by Paul Simao)
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