Elections in São Tomé and Príncipe
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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.{{cite web |title=São Tomé and Príncipe - Mid-term review of the Country Strategy Paper 2018-2022 and 2021 Country Portfolio Performance Review |url=https://www.afdb.org/en/documents/sao-tome-and-principe-mid-term-review-country-strategy-paper-2018-2022-and-2021-country-portfolio-performance-review |website=African Development Bank |access-date=9 August 2021 |language=en |date=23 July 2021}} Elections also happen on the regional and municipal level.
Latest elections
=Presidential=
{{main|2021 São Toméan presidential election}}
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=
{{main|2022 São Toméan parliamentary election}}
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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