2010 São Toméan parliamentary election
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Legislative elections were held in São Tomé and Príncipe on 1 August 2010. The elections had been planned for 21 February, but were then postponed.[1][2][3] President Fradique de Menezes announced on 17 March 2010 that elections would be held on 1 August 2010.[4]
Results
The opposition Independent Democratic Action emerged as the largest party, winning 26 of the 55 seats. Prime Minister Joaquim Rafael Branco's MLSTP-PSD came second with 21 seats. Third was PCD, a member of the ruling coalition, with seven seats. President de Menezes's MDFM-PL won only one seat.[5]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Independent Democratic Action | 29,588 | 42.19 | 26 | +15 |
| MLSTP/PSD | 22,510 | 32.09 | 21 | +1 |
| Democratic Convergence Party | 9,540 | 13.60 | 7 | New |
| Force for Change Democratic Movement – Liberal Party | 4,986 | 7.11 | 1 | –22 |
| Union of Democrats for Citizenship and Development | 855 | 1.22 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Democratic Front | 291 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 |
| Socialist Movement | 260 | 0.37 | 0 | New |
| National Union for Democracy and Progress | 241 | 0.35 | 0 | New |
| National Democratic Confederation/Fêssu Bassóla | 204 | 0.29 | 0 | New |
| Opposition Democratic Coalition | 129 | 0.18 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,531 | – | – | – |
| Total | 70,136 | 100 | 55 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 78,798 | 89.01 | – | – |
| Source: African Election Database | ||||
References
- ^ Maximiliano Herrera (2010-04-21). "Electoral Calendar-international elections world elections". Angelfire.com. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "Téla Nón >> Patrice Trovoada responsabiliza o Governo de Rafael Branco pelo grave atraso na realização das eleições". Telanon.info. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "IFES Election Guide - Election Profile for Sao Tome and Principe - Sources". Electionguide.org. Archived from the original on 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ Kris Haamer (2010-03-18). "Updated: Elections in Sao Tome & Principe Announced". Saotomeblog.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-15. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "Map Opposition ADI wins Sao Tome election, no absolute majority". AFP/Radio Netherlands Worldwide. 2 August 2010. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
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