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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
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August 2021, and later postponed again to 5 September 2021.
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won 23 seats of the 55 seats in the National Assembly.
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Index

Politics of São Tomé and Príncipe

Constitution
Human rights
LGBT rights
Executive
President
Carlos Vila Nova
Government
Prime Minister
Patrice Trovoada
Council of Ministers
National Assembly
President
Jose da Graca Diogo
Supreme Court of Justice
Elections
2016
2021
2018
2022
Political parties
Administrative divisions
Autonomous Region of Príncipe
Districts
Foreign relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities
Edite Tenjua
Diplomatic missions of
in São Tomé and Príncipe

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