São Tomé and Príncipe legislative election, 2010
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The President of São Tomé and Príncipe, Fradique de Menezes, announced on 17 March 2010 that legislative election would be held on 1 August 2010.[4]
Results
According to preliminary results from 2 August 2010, the opposition Independent Democratic Action won a plurality of seats (26) of the 55 up for grabs. Prime Minister Joaquim Rafael Branco's MLSTP-PSD came second with 21 seats. Third was PCD, a member of the ruling coalition, with 7 seats. President Fradique de Menezes's MDFM-PL got only one seat. Turnout was reportedly very high at almost 88%.[5]
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Democratic Action (Acção Democrática Independente) | 29,588 | 42.19 | 26 | +15 |
| Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party (Movimento de Libertação de São Tomé e Príncipe/Partido Social Democrata) | 22,510 | 32.09 | 21 | +1 |
| Democratic Convergence Party – Reflection Group (Partido de Convergência Democrática – Grupa de Reflexão) | 9,540 | 13.60 | 7 | +7 |
| Force for Change Democratic Movement – Liberal Party (Movimento Democrático das Forças da Mudança – Partido Liberal) | 4,986 | 7.11 | 1 | –22 |
| Union of Democrats for Citizenship and Development (União dos Democratas para Cidadania e Desenvolvimento) | 855 | 1.22 | — | — |
| Christian Democratic Front (Frente Democrática Cristã) | 291 | 0.48 | — | — |
| Socialist Movement (Movimento Socialista) | 260 | 0.37 | — | — |
| National Union for Democracy and Progress (União Nacional para a Democracia e Progresso) | 241 | 0.35 | — | — |
| National Democratic Confederation/Fêssu Bassóla (Confederação Democrática Nacional/Fêssu Bassóla) | 204 | 0.29 | — | — |
| CÓDÓ Party – Movement of National Resurgence (Partido CÓDÓ – Movimento de Ressurgimento Nacional) | 129 | 0.18 | — | — |
| Total (turnout 89.01%) | 70,136 | 100.00 | 55 | — |
| Source: CST | ||||
References
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