Editing Politics of Angola (section)

==Executive branch==
The 2010 constitution grants the President almost absolute power. Elections for the National assembly are to take place every five years, and the President is automatically the leader of the winning party or coalition. It is for the President to appoint (and dismiss) all of the following:
* The members of the government (state ministers, ministers, state secretaries and vice-ministers);
* The members of the Constitutional Court;
* The members of the Supreme Court;
* The members of the Court of Auditors;
* The members of the Military Supreme Court;
* The Governor and Vice-Governors of the National Angolan Bank;
* The General-Attorney, the Vice-General-Attorneys and their deputies (as well as the military homologous);
* The Governors of the provinces;
* The members of the Republic Council;
* The members of the National Security Council;
* The members of the Superior Magistrates Councils;
* The General Chief of the Armed Forces and his deputy;
* All other command posts in the military;
* The Police General Commander, and the 2nd in command;
* All other command posts in the police;
* The chiefs and directors of the intelligence and security organs.
The President is also provided a variety of powers, like defining the policy of the country. Even though it's not up to him/her to make laws (only to promulgate them and make edicts), the President is the leader of the winning party.
The only "relevant" post that is not directly appointed by the President is the vice-president, which is the second in the winning party.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.angolaembassy.org.il/documents/AngolaConstitution05.02.2010.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=3 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328113805/http://www.angolaembassy.org.il/documents/AngolaConstitution05.02.2010.pdf |archive-date=28 March 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

José Eduardo dos Santos stepped down as President of Angola after 38 years in 2017, being peacefully succeeded by [[João Lourenço]], Santos' chosen successor.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Welle (www.dw.com)|first=Deutsche|title=Who is Angola's new president Joao Lourenco? {{!}} DW {{!}} 26.09.2017|url=https://www.dw.com/en/who-is-angolas-new-president-joao-lourenco/a-40218458|access-date=2021-09-01|website=DW.COM|language=en-GB}}</ref>