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August 1, 2010 - Presidential
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Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Fradique DE MENEZES *
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Joachim Rafael BRANCO
- Assembly: Sao Tome and Principe has a unicameral National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) with 55 seats.
* The electoral system is two-round.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by absolute majority vote to serve a 5-year term.
- In the National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) 55 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.***
*** There are 7 multi-member constituencies.
Population:
- Population: 212,679 (July 2009 est.)
Future elections
- Presidential - July 2011
- Parliamentary - August 1, 2010
Past elections
- Presidential - July 30, 2006
- Parliamentary - March 26, 2006
- Parliamentary - March 3, 2002
- Presidential - July 29, 2001
- Parliamentary - November 8, 1998
Last Updated on 02/04/2010
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