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Sao Tome and Principe hold parliamentary elections

Posted: 08/01/2010
Sao Tome and Principe's Independent Democratic Action (ADI) party won Sunday's parliamentary election but failed to secure enough seats for a majority. The opposition ADI captured 26 seats in the 55 seat parliament, while the ruling MLSTP-PSD party of Prime Minister Rafael BRANCO won 21. The lack of a clear majority means the country will once again once again have a government without a strong mandate. Since becoming a democracy in 1991 the island nation has gone through 14 prime ministers with no parliamentary coalition lasting the entire session.

Source: ElectionGuide

Sao Tome and Principe: Incumbent Wins Presidential Election

Posted: 08/03/2006
Incumbent Fradique de Menezes has won Sao Tome's presidential election with 60 percent of the vote, eliminating the need for a run-off, according to preliminary results released by the National Electoral Commission.

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Fradique de MENEZES to serve a second term in office

Posted: 07/31/2006
On July 30, Sao Tomeans reelected incumbent President Fradique de MENEZES for a second five-year term of office. Preliminary results from the National Electoral Commission indicate that Fradique de MENEZES obtained 60% of votes, while main challenger Patrice TROVODA, a former foreign minister and the son of ex-president Miguel TROVOADA, won 38.5%. Independent Nilo GUIMARAES came a distant third with less than 1% of the vote.

Source: ElectionGuide

Sao Tome and Principe announces results of 2006 parliamentary election

Posted: 04/18/2006
On April 18, the Constitutional Court announced official results of the March 26 parliamentary elections. Final results were possible only after a re-run vote was held on April 2 in four districts where protesters had disrupted the election. The MDFM-PCD coalition backed by the president won 23 out of the 55 seats in the National Assembly. The Movement for the Liberation of Sao Tome and Principe (MLSTP), which has controlled the legislature since 1994, obtained 20 seats. The centrist Independent Democratic Action (ADI) took 11 seats, while the small New Way Movement (NR) party obtained 1 seat.

Source: ElectionGuide

Sao Tome and Principe announce preliminary results of the March 2006 parliamentary vote

Posted: 03/28/2006
Sao Tome’s National Election Commission (CEN) announced a re-run in four districts affected by a picket that blocked access to polling stations during parliamentary elections on March 26. A total of 9,526 potential voters were affected, a significant number in determining final results in a country with only 80,000 eligible voters. Nevertheless, CEN has started announcing preliminary results, after around 90% of the votes were counted. According to CNE, President Menezes’ MDFM party has won 22 parliamentary seats and is followed by the governing Movement for the Liberation of Sao Tome and Principe (MLSTP) with 20 seats. The Independent Democratic Action party (ADI) came in third with 12 seats. Final results will not be announced until next week.

Source: ElectionGuide

Sao Tome And Principe's President Revokes Call For General Elections

Posted: 01/27/2003
On January 25, President Fradique de MENEZES revoked hisearlier announcement to call for general elections after negotiations with parliamentary members.  According to government sources, MENEZES dissolved the country’s Parliament and called for general elections on April 13 due to the lawmakers’ attempt to pass a bill limiting executive powers.  However on January 25, negotiations were held between MENEZES and several lawmakers, allowing the president to keep his powers. In return, Parliament will be allowed to call for a referendum on March 2006 to determine if the country should have a presidential or parliamentary system of government.

Source: ElectionGuide

Sao Tome And Principe Announces Preliminary Results for Parliamentary Election

Posted: 03/05/2002
Preliminary results from the March 3, 2002, legislative election indicate that no single party won an absolute majority of seats in the national assembly. Preliminary results signal the likelihood of a coalition government for the first time in Sao Tome’s democratic history. 

Source: ElectionGuide

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