Democracy in Angola

Democracy Ratings

Freedom House 2018	Score: 6 out of 7 ^{(where lower scores are more democratic)}	Freedom Status: Not Free
EIU Democracy Index 2017	Score: 3.62 out of 10 ^{(where higher scores are more democratic)}	World Ranking: 125
Polity IV 2016	Score: -2 ^{(from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic)}	Category: Closed Anocracy

Freedom House 2018

Score:

6 out of 7

^{(where lower scores are more democratic)}

Freedom Status:

Not Free

EIU Democracy Index 2017

Score:

3.62 out of 10

^{(where higher scores are more democratic)}

World Ranking:

125

Polity IV 2016

Score:

-2

^{(from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic)}

Category:

Closed Anocracy

System of Government	Presidential
Presidential Electoral System	First past the post
Last Presidential Election	2012
Next Presidential Election	2017
Presidential Term Limits	Two, five-year terms
System of Appointment to Legislature	Closed list proportional representation 90 from 18 five-seat constituencies 130 from a single, nationwide constituency
Last Legislative Election	2012
Next Legislative Election	2016
Number of Seats in Legislature	220
Female quota, representation in lower house	Yes: legislated candidate quotas

Last legislative election (2008)
Party	Votes (%)	Seats
Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA)	81.64	191
National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA)	10.39	16
Social Renewal Party (PRS)	3.17	8
National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA)	1.11	3
New Democracy Electoral Union (coalition) (ND)	1.2	2