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2006 São Toméan Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in São Tomé and Príncipe on 30 July 2006. Incumbent Fradique de Menezes, first elected in 2001, won with more than 60% of the vote, while his main challenger, Patrice Trovoada, son of a former president received just over 38%. The third candidate, Nilo Guimarães, received less than 1% of the vote. Campaign Fradique de Menezes was nominated by the Force for Change Democratic Movement – Liberal Party and supported by the Christian Democratic Front and Social Liberal Party. Patrice Trovoada was nominated by the Independent Democratic Action, but also supported by the Democratic Renovation Party, the MLSTP/PSD, the National Union for Democracy and Progress, the Opposition Democratic Coalition, the Social Renewal Party, the São Toméan Workers Party, the Social Renewal Party and the Union of Democrats for Citizenship and Development.
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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 son of a Portuguese man and a local woman. He attended high school in Portugal. He then studied at the Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada in Lisbon, Portugal and Free University of Brussels. Career Menezes is a businessman. He was Foreign Minister of São Tome and Príncipe from 1986 until 1987. He was elected President in July 2001 with about 55.2% of the vote, defeating Manuel Pinto da Costa, who received about 40%.Elections in São Tomé and Príncipe
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Menezes took office on September 3, 2001. His eligibility as a candidate was ques ...
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Movement For The Liberation Of São Tomé And Príncipe/Social Democratic Party
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Presidential Elections In São Tomé And Príncipe
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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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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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Social Renewal Party (São Tomé And Príncipe)
The Social Renewal 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. It was part of the Uê Kédadji coalition. 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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Opposition Democratic Coalition
The Opposition Democratic Coalition () is a political party in São Tomé and Príncipe. At the last legislative elections, 3 March 2002, the party joined the Uê Kédadji alliance, that won 16.2% of the popular vote and 8 out of 55 seats. This alliance failed to win a seat in the 2006 elections. 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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National Union For Democracy And Progress (São Tomé And Príncipe)
The National Union for Democracy and Progress () is a political party in São Tomé and Príncipe. At the last legislative elections, 3 March 2002, the party joined the Uê Kédadji alliance, that won 16.2% of the popular vote and 8 out of 55 seats. This alliance failed to win a seat in the 2006 elections. 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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Democratic Renovation Party (São Tomé And Príncipe)
The Democratic Renovation Party ( pt, Partido da Renovação Democrática) is a political party in São Tomé and Príncipe. At the last legislative elections, 3 March 2002, the party joined the Uê Kédadji alliance, that won 16.2% of the popular vote and 8 out of 55 seats. This alliance failed to win a seat in the 2006 elections. 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. References Political parties in São Tomé and Príncipe {{SaoTomePrincipe-stub ...
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Patrice Trovoada
Patrice Émery Trovoada (born 18 March 1962) is a São Toméan politician who is the 15th prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe since November 2022. He previously served as Prime Minister from February 2008 to June 2008, from August 2010 to December 2012 and again from November 2014 to December 2018. Life and career Trovoada was born in Libreville, Gabon.Albertino Francisco and Nujoma Agostinho, ''Exorcising Devils from the Throne: São Tomé and Príncipe in the Chaos of Democratization'' (Algora Publishing, 2011) p81 He is the son of Miguel Trovoada, who was President of São Tomé and Príncipe from 1991 to 2001,"De Menezes looks set for second term"
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Independent Democratic Action
The Independent Democratic Action ( pt, Acção Democrática Independente) is a political party in São Tomé and Príncipe. It was established in 1994 by the then president Miguel Trovoada and is a politically centrist party. It took part in the 29 July 2001 presidential elections, in which its candidate, Fradique de Menezes, won 55.2% of the vote and was elected president. After the elections Fradique de Menezes joined a new party - the Force for Change Democratic Movement-Liberal Party. In the legislative election held on 3 March 2002, the Independent Democratic Action was the main party in the Uê Kédadji alliance, that won 16.2% of the popular vote and 8 out of 55 seats. It left this alliance and won in the 2006 election 11 out of 55 seats. In the July 2006 presidential election, its leader Patrice Trovoada ran as the only major opposition candidate, but he was defeated by Menezes. Trovoada became Prime Minister in February 2008, but was defeated in a May 2008 vote of co ...
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