Angola 's ruling MPLA took 73 % of the vote , the National Electoral Commission reported . Human Rights Watch also accused the government of `` numerous incidents of political violence , intimidation of protesters , and crackdowns on peaceful demonstrations , '' in a report issued on August 1 . `` The human rights environment in Angola is not conducive for free , fair and peaceful elections , '' said Leslie Lefkow , deputy Africa director for the rights monitoring group . Jose Eduardo dos Santos will hold the presidency he 's now held for three decades . Friday 's vote was only the third election since Angola 's independence . The first two were rigged by a group called UNITA, which is still in power today and has been accused of human rights abuses against its own people.
Angola 's ruling MPLA took 73 % of the vote , the National Electoral Commission reported . Jose Eduardo dos Santos will hold the presidency he 's now held for three decades . Friday 's vote was only the third election since Angola 's independence . The first two were rigged by a group called UNITA, which is still in power today and has been accused of human rights abuses against its own people.