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2006 São Toméan Legislative Election
Legislative elections were held in São Tomé and Príncipe on 26 March 2006.Elections in São Tomé and Príncipe
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Parties and Coalitions

Eight political parties and two coalitions contested the election. * Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe-Social Democratic Party (MLSTP-PSD) – Largest party in the outgoing National Assembly, winning 24 out of 55 seats in the March 2002
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São Tomé And Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe (; pt, São Tomé e Príncipe (); English: " Saint Thomas and Prince"), officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe ( pt, República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe), is a Portuguese-speaking island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, about apart and about off the north-western coast of Gabon. With a population of 201,800 (2018 official estimate),Instituto Nacional de Estadística de São Tomé e Príncipe, as at 13 May 2018. São Tomé and Príncipe is the second-smallest and second-least populous African sovereign state after Seychelles. The islands were uninhabited until their discovery by Portuguese explorers in the 15th century. Gradually colonized and settled throughout the 16th century, they collectively served as a vital commercial and trade centre for the Atlantic slave trade. The ri ...
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São Toméan Workers Party
The São Toméan Workers Party (, PTS) is an opposition political party in São Tomé and Príncipe. The president of the party is Anacleto Rolin. The party participated in the 2002 legislative elections, launching candidates in four electoral districts. In total it got 4.87% of the votes. However it failed to win a seat in the National Assembly. The party supported Patrice Trovoada in the 30 July 2006 presidential election. He won 38.82% of the vote, finishing a distant second to the incumbent Fradique de Menezes Fradique Bandeira Melo de Menezes (born March 21, 1942) is a São Toméan politician who was the third president of São Tomé and Príncipe from 2001 to 2011. Early life Menezes was born on the then Portuguese colony of São Tomé in 1942, the s ..., who received 60.58% of the vote. Political parties in São Tomé and Príncipe {{SaoTomePrincipe-stub ...
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2006 Elections In Africa
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Elections In São Tomé And Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe elects on the national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. The National Assembly (''Assembleia Nacional'') has 55 members, elected for a four-year term in seven multi-member constituencies by proportional representation. São Tomé and Príncipe has a multi-party system. The most recent legislative elections took place on the 25th of September 2022. Elections also happen on the regional and municipal level. Latest elections Presidential On 18 July 2021 the first round of the presidential election was held. As no presidential candidate received a majority of the vote, a second round was originally scheduled to be held on 8 August 2021. However, following an objection to the first-round result, the second round was postponed to 29 August 2021, and later postponed again to 5 September 2021. The second round was won by Carlos Vila Nova of Independent Democratic Action, w ...
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Social Liberal Party (São Tomé And Príncipe)
The Social Liberal Party () is a political party in São Tomé and Príncipe. The party failed to win any seats in the National Assembly following elections held on 26 March 2006. The party supported Fradique de Menezes in the 30 July 2006 presidential election A presidential election is the election of any head of state whose official title is President. Elections by country Albania The president of Albania is elected by the Assembly of Albania who are elected by the Albanian public. Chile The pre .... He was re-elected with 60.58% of the vote. Political parties in São Tomé and Príncipe Social liberal parties {{SaoTomePrincipe-stub ...
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Union Of Democrats For Citizenship And Development
Union of Democrats for Citizenship and Development ( pt, União dos Democratas para Cidadania e Desenvolvimento) is a former political party in São Tomé and Príncipe, formed in January 2005. The party was formed amongst dissidents from the Independent Democratic Action (ADI). The UDD failed to win any seats in the National Assembly following elections held on 26 March 2006. The party supported Patrice Trovoada in the 30 July 2006 presidential election. He won 38.82% of the vote, finishing a distant second to the incumbent Fradique de Menezes Fradique Bandeira Melo de Menezes (born March 21, 1942) is a São Toméan politician who was the third president of São Tomé and Príncipe from 2001 to 2011. Early life Menezes was born on the then Portuguese colony of São Tomé in 1942, the s ..., who received 60.58% of the vote. Merger and coalition In late October 2017 the party and the Force for Change Democratic Movement – Liberal Party (MDFM–PL) formed the MDFM–UDD u ...
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Movement For The Liberation Of São Tomé And Príncipe/Social Democratic Party
Movement may refer to: Common uses * Movement (clockwork), the internal mechanism of a timepiece * Motion, commonly referred to as movement Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * "Movement" (short story), a short story by Nancy Fulda * ''The Movement'' (comics), a comic book by Gail Simone and Freddie Williams II * "Movement (운동, 運動)", a poem by Yi-sang Music Groups and labels * Movement (band), an Australian soul/ambient band * Movements (band), an American post-hardcore band Albums and EPs * ''Movement'' (9mm Parabellum Bullet album) * ''Movement'' (EP), an EP by BT * ''Movement'' (Joe Harriott album), or the title track * ''Movement'' (Inhale Exhale album) * ''Movement'' (New Order album) * ''Movement'' (The Gossip album) * ''Movements'' (album), by Booka Shade Songs * "Movement" (LCD Soundsystem song), 2004 * "Movement" (Kompany song), 2019 * "Movement" (Hozier song), 2019 * "Movement", a 1998 song by The Black Eyed Peas from ...
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Democratic Convergence Party (São Tomé And Príncipe)
The Democratic Convergence Party-Reflection Group ( pt, Partido de Convergência Democrática-Grupo de Reflexão), or PCD-GR, is a political party in São Tomé and Príncipe. It was founded on 4 November 1990 by Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe (MLSTP) dissidents, independents, and young professionals. Leonel Mário d'Alva is the party leader. The one-party period of São Tomé and Príncipe lasted from the country's independence in 1975 to 1991, when the dominant party, Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe – Social Democratic Party, lost in the first multiparty elections to the PCD-GR. The party won the 1991 parliamentary election and was the ruling party from 1991 to 1994. Since 1994 its power has declined, and it has maintained coalitions with other parties, first the MLSTP and then the Forces for Change Coalition of current President Fradique de Menezes. It was led for several years by Alda Bandeira. At the legislative elections, ...
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Force For Change Democratic Movement – Liberal Party
The Force for Change Democratic Movement-Liberal Party ( pt, Movimento Democrático das Forças da Mudança-Partido Liberal) is a former political party in São Tomé and Príncipe. It was formed after the 29 July 2001 presidential elections by supporters of the elected president Fradique de Menezes. Tomé Vera Cruz became the party's first Secretary General. At the legislative elections, 3 March 2002, the party won together with the Democratic Convergence Party-Reflection Group 39.4% of the popular vote and 23 out of 55 seats. The same alliance won at the legislative election, held on 26 March 2006, 36.79% and 23 out of 55 seats. Fradique de Menezes, who represented the party in the 30 July 2006 presidential election, was re-elected with 60.58% of the vote. Decline and merger The party lost 22 seats in the 2010 parliamentary election after the Democratic Convergence Party – Reflection Group (PDC–RG) had left their alliance with it in 2008 and only retained a single seat, ...
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New Way Movement
The New Way Movement () is a newly formed political party in São Tomé and Príncipe. The party has been criticized by the press for its links to the far-right. In legislative elections held on 26 March 2006, the party won a single seat on the island of Príncipe Príncipe is the smaller, northern major island of the country of São Tomé and Príncipe lying off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea. It has an area of (including offshore islets) and a population of 7,324 at the 2012 Census;
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Social Liberal Party (São Tomé)
Social Liberal Party and similar titles may refer to: * The Social Liberals (Austria) * Sociaal-Liberale Partij, Belgium * Social Liberal Party (Brazil) * Croatian Social Liberal Party * Danish Social Liberal Party * New Union (Social Liberals), Lithuania * Social Liberal Party (Maldives) * Social Liberal Party (Moldova) * Social Liberal and Democratic Party, Mozambique * Social Liberal Party (The Netherlands) * Social Liberal Party (São Tomé and Príncipe) * Social Liberal Party of Sandžak, Serbia * Social Liberal Party (Tunisia) See also

* Liberal Party * Liberalism by country * Social-liberal coalition * Social liberalism {{disambig, political Social liberal parties ...
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