Polls Close in Angolan Election That Ends Dos Santos's Rule
- Ruling MPLA candidate Lourenco seen as favorite to win vote
- Opposition parties have questioned fairness of the poll
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Voting ended in a landmark Angolan election that will bring about the first leadership change in almost four decades for Africa’s second-biggest oil producer.
“D-day has arrived,” Domingos Francisco said Wednesday as he stood in line behind dozens of voters outside a blue tent that served as a polling station in the Rangel neighborhood in Luanda, the capital. “I arrived at 5 a.m. because I was anxious to vote.” Balloting ended at 6 p.m. in most of the country, Zimbo television reported.