UNITA's Paris representative wins leader vote

Mr Isaias Samakuva won therace today to lead Angola's former rebel movement UNITA,filling the position left empty by the combat death last year ofthe group's founder-leader Mr Jonas Savimbi, ballot results showed. Mr Samakuva, formerly UNITA's representative in London andParis, won by a landslide 78 per cent a party congress, cappingthe group's transition from rebel army at war with the Angolangovernment for almost 30 years to political party that willcontest elections as early as next year.