São Tomé and Príncipe elects on the national level a
head of state
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– the
president – and a
legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. The
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...
(''Assembleia Nacional'') has 55 members, elected for a four-year term in seven multi-member
constituencies by
proportional representation
Proportional representation (PR) refers to any electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to political divisions (Political party, political parties) amon ...
. 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, who received 58% of the vote, defeating
Guilherme Posser da Costa of the
MLSTP/PSD.
Legislative
On 25 September 2022 the
Independent Democratic Action won 30 seats and the
MLSTP–PSD won 18 seats of the 55 seats in the National Assembly.
See also
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Electoral calendar
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Electoral system
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References
External links
Adam Carr's Election Archive
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