The Social Liberal Party () is a
political party
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in
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 i ...
. The party failed to win any seats in the
National Assembly
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following
elections
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Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operate ...
held on 26 March 2006.
The party supported
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 ...
in the 30 July 2006
presidential election
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Elections by country
Albania
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Chile
The pre ...
. He was re-elected with 60.58% of the vote.
Political parties in São Tomé and Príncipe
Social liberal parties
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