Updated provisional results in Angola’s elections suggest that the governing MPLA’s earlier strong lead has receded.
The National Election Commission said that with 86% of the votes counted, President João Lourenço’s party – which has been in power for four decades – has received just over 52%.
The opposition movement, Unita, has just under 43%.
Unita earlier said that its provisional data suggested it was leading in the poll.
Analysts had predicted a close result.
The African observer mission (ICGLR) praised the peaceful conduct of the election, and urged all political parties to respect the outcome.
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The MPLA has been criticised for not tackling inflation, poverty and unemployment, despite huge oil wealth._ BBC