A new generation could end decades of MPLA rule this week and serve notice on Africa’s veteran leaders in polls seen as test of democracy
Angolan president João Lourenço attends an election rally in Luanda last month. His MPLA party has been in power since 1975.Angolan president João Lourenço attends an election rally in Luanda last month. His MPLA party has been in power since 1975.Millions of Angolans will vote this week in a landmark election described as an “existential moment” for the key oil-rich central African state, and a test for democracy across a swath of the continent.
“It is an existential election, and it is going to be very tight race. If there were free and fair elections, there is no doubt the opposition would win but the government is not going to allow that,” said Paula Cristina Roque, an independent analyst and author. Tiago Costa, one of Angola’s new wave of comedians, said young voters need to step up and make the country a better place.As elsewhere in Africa, a key factor in Angola is the youth of the population. More than 60% are under 24. Tiago Costa, one of the most successful ofand other creative artists in Angola, said that the millions of young people voting for the first time had values and views that are dramatically different from those of their politicians.
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