Afrigather Impartial Democratic Motion (ADI, opposition), led by former Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada, received Sunday’s legislative elections in Sao Tome and Principe, with a complete of 36,549 votes, based on preliminary knowledge launched immediately by the Nationwide Electoral Fee (CEN).
The provisional figures for the legislative elections have been introduced tonight on the CEN headquarters within the capital, greater than 29 hours after the polls closed, a delay that prompted protests from ADI militants, who burned tyres close to the CEN workplaces, which have been surrounded by the army.
CEN president Choose José Carlos Barreiros declined to current the distribution of seats by celebration, as common, referring to the Constitutional Court docket for this process, justifying that the events have introduced “discrepancies” in their very own projections.
“After Sunday’s elections, our technical crew proceeded to undertaking the outcomes that have been obtained by the candidates that ran in these elections,” stated the CEN president.
Based on CEN knowledge, the Motion for the Liberation of Sao Tome and Principe/Social Democratic Social gathering (MLSTP/PSD), of Prime Minister Jorge Bom Jesus, was the second most voted celebration, with 25,531 votes.
The Basta motion, created three months earlier than the elections, acquired 6,874 votes, whereas the Motion of Impartial Residents/Socialist Social gathering (MCI), which ran on this election in coalition with the Nationwide Unity Social gathering (PUN) and which had two deputies within the earlier legislature, acquired 5,120 votes.
Trovoada claims victory
The previous Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe Patrice Trovoada (Impartial Democratic Motion, opposition) immediately claimed victory, with 30 seats (absolute majority), within the legislative elections and introduced that he’ll head the following Authorities.
“We declare victory within the legislative elections, with an absolute majority, totaling 30 seats, with 54.55 % of the votes,” he stated in an announcement earlier than just a few dozen supporters on the celebration’s headquarters within the São Toméan capital.
Patrice Trovoada made the assertion at a time when the Nationwide Electoral Fee of Sao Tome has not but launched preliminary outcomes of the legislative, native and regional elections this Sunday.
“As promised, with an absolute majority, I’ll assume the capabilities and tasks of Prime Minister and the top of the following Authorities,” he stated, receiving loud applause from the militants.
