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| Africa Subsaharan |
| Voting extended in Angola's capital |
| 2008-09-07 |
| Angolan election officials extended voting by a day in the capital, but said Saturday the logistical problems that marred the first balloting in 16 years were confined to Luanda. A former rebel group, National Union for the Total Independence of Angola party, is the war-ravaged country's main opposition. It said problems were so widespread the entire vote should be redone. One of Africa's longest civil wars had included a resurgence of fighting after the last elections in 1992 when the party rejected results showing it had lost. Some polling stations stayed open all night Friday to accommodate voters in Luanda who spent hours in line because of problems that included lack of ballots and absent election officials. |
| Posted by:Fred |