Angolan legislative election, 1992
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In September 1992, Angola held the first multi-party election in the history of Angola. Several parties competed for seats in the National Assembly. A total of 12 parties won seats, with the ruling MPLA winning nearly 54% of the total votes and 129 seats out of 200. The rebel group turned political party UNITA won 70 seats. Immediately after the election, UNITA's leader Jonas Savimbi rejected the results and began his group's insurgency against the government.
[edit] Results
| Party | Votes | % of 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) | 10 620 | 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 | - |
| TOTAL | 3 952 277 | 100.00 | 220 |
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