Angola's ruling MPLA party has swept the general elections with 71.8 per cent of the vote, ensuring that President Jose Eduardo dos Santos will remain in the post he has held since 1979. Official results released by the National Election Commission late Friday showed the main opposition party, UNITA, received 18.6 per cent of ballots, faring better than in 2008 polls when it received only about 10 per cent, according to a report of dpa. The People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) will have 175 seats in parliament, while UNITA will have 32. Three smaller parties will share the remaining 13 seats. Jose Eduardo dos Santos will be sworn in for a five-year term within 15 days, election commission officials said.
