LUANDA, Angola (AP) — A rebel group turned opposition party that resorted to violence the last time it lost at the polls has accepted defeat in Angola's parliamentary elections.
UNITA leader Isaias Samakuva announced that he was accepting the results from disorganized but peaceful voting Friday and Saturday. With about 80 percent of the ballots counted, Angola's longtime ruling party had more than 80 percent of the vote, according to official results.
'Despite all that has happened, UNITA's leadership accepts the election results,' Samakuva said at a press conference late Monday. He called on 'the winning party to govern in the interest of all Angolans.
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Tuesday, 9 September 2008
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