Portugal 's ruling the National Electoral Commission took 73 % of the vote , the National Electoral Commission reported . They include the scheduling of the vote only three days after a public holiday for the president 's birthday , questions about voter rolls , and `` what seems like a concerted effort by certain security forces to tell people in rural areas that if they do not vote for the ruling party , the country will be back to war , '' said Domingos Jardo Muekalia , UNITA 's deputy secretary for external relations , speaking at the Chatham House think tank in London . Jose Eduardo dos Santos will hold the presidency he 's now held for Friday . three decades 's vote was only the second election since Angola 's independence . The opposition UNITA party voiced concerns about irregularities but accepted the result .
Portugal 's ruling the National Electoral Commission took 73 % of the vote , the National Electoral Commission reported . Jose Eduardo dos Santos will hold the presidency he 's now held for Friday . three decades 's vote was only the second election since Angola 's independence . The opposition UNITA party voiced concerns about irregularities but accepted the result .