Parliamentary elections were held in São Tomé and Príncipe on 25 September 2022. The Independent Democratic Action (ADI) led by Patrice Trovoada, then in opposition, won a majority of seats with Trovoada becoming Prime Minister for a fourth time.
Conduct A total of 10 parties and one coalition participated in the election.
Observers from the European Union (EU) were deployed for the first time following an invitation by the government of Jorge Bom Jesus. EU observers praised the elections as peaceful and free, adding it took place under overall satisfactory voting and counting operations. António Guterres the secretary-general of the United Nations, also praised the peaceful conduct of the elections, saying it is "a testament to the country’s strong democratic tradition."
Electoral system Of the 55 members of the National Assembly, 53 are elected by closed list proportional representation in seven multi-member constituencies based on the seven districts.Electoral system IPU Overseas voters are grouped in two single member electoral districts (Europe and Africa).Mapa Elaborado pelo Tribunal Constitucional CEN
Results
Elected MPs NameParty Constituency Abnildo do Nascimento d'Oliveira ADI Mé-Zóchi Adllander Costa de Matos MLSTP-PSD Cantagalo Afonso da Graça Varela da Silva ADI Água Grande Alberto da Trindade Luís ADI Caué Aleksander Monteiro Conceição Lima ADI Região Autónoma do Príncipe Américo d'Oliveira dos Ramos ADI Lobata Américo Soares de Barros MLSTP-PSD Mé-Zóchi António Monteiro Fernandes MCI-PS Caué Arlindo Barbosa Semedo MLSTP-PSD Lembá Arlindo Quaresma dos Santos ADI Mé-Zóchi Baltazar Albertina Quaresma MCI-PS Caué Beatriz da Veiga Mendes Azevedo MCI-PS CauéBilaine Carvalho Viegas de Ceita do Nascimento ADI Água GrandeCarlos Emanuel dos Santos Fernandes Benguela MLSTP-PSD LobataCelisa Maria Martins dos Reis Aguiar ADI CantagaloCelmira de Almeida do Sacramento dos Santos Lourenço ADI Mé-ZóchiConceição Vieira Moreno MLSTP-PSD Região Autónoma do PríncipeDanilo Neves dos Santos MLSTP-PSD Água GrandeDelfim Santiago das Neves PCD-GR LobataEdmilson das Neves Amoço ADI Água GrandeEkeneide Lima dos Santos ADI Água GrandeElákcio Afonso da Marta MLSTP-PSD CantagaloEldimiro Emiliano Manuel MCI-PS LembáElísio Osvaldo do Espírito Santo D’Alva Teixeira ADI Água GrandeEurídice Borges Semedo Medeiros ADI Água GrandeFilomena Sebastião Santana Monteiro D’Alva MLSTP-PSD LobataGabdulo Luís Fernandes da Fonseca Quaresma MLSTP-PSD Mé-ZóchiGareth Guadalupe ADI Água GrandeGuilherme Octaviano Viegas dos Ramos MLSTP-PSD Mé-ZóchiHélio Silva Vaz de Almeida ADI CantagaloIdalécio Augusto Quaresma ADI Mé-ZóchiJoão Leonardo de Pina da Trindade Batista PUN Região Autónoma do PríncipeJorge Lopes Bom Jesus MLSTP-PSD Água GrandeJosé António do Sacramento Miguel ADI Mé-ZóchiJosé Maria Afonso Barros MLSTP-PSD Água GrandeJosé Rui Tavares Cardoso MLSTP-PSD LembáJosino Malupane da Veiga ADI EuropaLevy do Espírito Santo Nazaré BASTA! Água GrandeLourenço Aguiar Freitas ADI ÁfricaMaria Milagre de Pina Delgado ADI Região Autónoma do PríncipeMessias Luís Fernandes Pereira ADI Região Autónoma do PríncipeNelson Mário de Carvalho Rosa Cardoso ADI CantagaloOrlando Borges da Mata ADI Água GrandeOssáquio Perpétua Riôa ADI CantagaloOsvaldo António Cravid Viegas d’Abreu MLSTP-PSD Água GrandeOsvaldo Eduardo João MLSTP-PSD CauéOsvaldo Tavares dos Santos Vaz MLSTP-PSD LobataPatrice Émery Trovoada ADI LobataPedro Jorge de Abreu e Carvalho ADI CantagaloRaul António da Costa Cravid ADI LembáRaul do Espírito Santo Cardoso MLSTP-PSD Mé-ZóchiSilvestre Moreno Mendes ADI LembáVasth Bady Nascimento dos Santos ADI Água GrandeWilter Kathelen das Neves Boa Morte ADI LembáWuando Borges Castro de Andrade MLSTP-PSD Água GrandeSource: Diário da República Democrática de São Tome e Príncipe
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