Election in Angola

Since l992 Angola has been plagued with problems. But Friday they stumbled on the road to Democracy, so to speak. The first election in 16 years was held there. However, voters had to wait for hours to be able to vote because of ballot shortages and a lack of voting officials. It was somewhat of a nightmare. This voting follows one of Africa's longest civil wars, including a resurgence of fighting that was set off by the last balloting in l992. It was good though that the voters remained calm in spite of the delays and disorganized start to the election. It was good that the election was peaceful as I would imagine there could have been rioting. I am sure it took a great deal of self-control to have the patience to wait so they could have their first vote in so many years.