The Christian Democratic Front ( pt, Frente Democrática Cristã) is a small

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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 i ...

. It failed to win any seats in the

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following

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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

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. He was re-elected with 60.58% of the vote. The discovery of a coup plot against Menezes, allegedly involving Christian Democratic Front leader Arlecio Costa, was announced on 12 February 2009. Costa and more than 30 others were arrested."Sao Tome leader 'still in charge'"
AFP, 25 February 2009.

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Christian democratic parties in Africa Political parties in São Tomé and Príncipe {{SaoTomePrincipe-stub