2010 São Toméan legislative election

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]


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–

	Independent Democratic Action	29,588	43.13	26	+15
	MLSTP/PSD	22,510	32.81	21	+1
	Democratic Convergence Party	9,540	13.91	7	New
	Force for Change Democratic Movement – Liberal Party	4,986	7.27	1	–22
	Union of Democrats for Citizenship and Development	855	1.25	0	0
	Christian Democratic Front	291	0.42	0	0
	Socialist Movement	260	0.38	0	New
	National Union for Democracy and Progress	242	0.35	0	New
	National Democratic Confederation/Fêssu Bassóla	204	0.30	0	New
	Opposition Democratic Coalition	129	0.19	0	New
Total		68,605	100.00	55	0

Valid votes		68,605	97.82
Invalid/blank votes		1,531	2.18
Total votes		70,136	100.00
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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[1] Maximiliano Herrera (2010-04-21). "Electoral Calendar-international elections world elections". Angelfire.com. Retrieved 2010-08-21.

[2] "Téla Nón >> Patrice Trovoada responsabiliza o Governo de Rafael Branco pelo grave atraso na realização das eleições". Telanon.info. Retrieved 2010-08-21.

[3] "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.

[4] 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.

[5] "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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