LUANDA (Reuters) - Voting in Angola's parliamentary election resumed on Saturday for an unscheduled second day after widespread delays prevented voters from casting ballots on Friday, the African nation's state-run media reported.
Polling stations in the province of Luanda opened at 7 a.m.and were expected to close at 7 p.m., Radio Nacional de Angolasaid. The province is home to more than 20 percent of Angola's8.3 million registered voters.
Scores of polling stations failed to open on time on Fridayand others did so hours late, preventing some residents in thecapital Luanda and surrounding areas from voting in Angola'sfirst election for 16 years.
Problems with voter registration lists were cited as themain cause of the delays.
It was not clear if the extension of voting would satisfyUNITA, the country's main opposition party. Its leaderdescribed the voting on Friday as a "mess" and demanded thepoll be redone.
The election is largely a race between the ruling MPLA andUNITA and has been keenly watched by the internationalcommunity because of controversy marring recent African pollsand Angola's emergence as one of the world's major oilproducers.
(Reporting by Paul Simao; Editing by Catherine Evans)
