According to preliminary data released today by the National Electoral Commission (CEN), the Independent Democratic Action (ADI, opposition), led by former Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada, won Sunday’s legislative elections in Sao Tome and Principe, with a total of 36,549 votes.
The provisional figures for the legislative elections were presented at the CEN headquarters in the capital, more than 29 hours after the polls closed, a delay that prompted protests from ADI militants, who burned tyres near the CEN offices, which were surrounded by the military.
CEN president, Judge José Carlos Barreiros declined to present the distribution of seats by party, as usual, referring to the Constitutional Court for this task, justifying that the parties have presented “discrepancies” in their own projections.
According to CEN data, the Movement for the Liberation of Sao Tome and Principe/Social Democratic Party (MLSTP/PSD), of Prime Minister Jorge Bom Jesus, was the second most voted party, with 25,531 votes.
The Basta movement, created three months before the elections, received 6,874 votes.
The former Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe Patrice Trovoada (Independent Democratic Action, opposition) today claimed victory, with 30 seats (absolute majority), in the legislative elections and announced that he will head the next Government.
