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href="/wiki/2018_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9an_parliamentary_election" title="2018 São Toméan parliamentary election">2018</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr />All 55 seats in the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe)" title="National Assembly (São Tomé and Príncipe)">National Assembly</a><br />28 seats needed for a majority</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table class="wikitable ib-legis-elect-results plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr class="nowrap"> <th>Party</th> <th>Leader </th> <th>Vote % </th> <th>Seats </th> <th><abbr title="Seat change from the previous election">+/–</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="border-left: 4px solid #ffeb00;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_Democratic_Action" title="Independent Democratic Action">ADI</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrice_Trovoada" title="Patrice Trovoada">Patrice Trovoada</a> </td> <td class="ib-legis-elect-percent">52.58 </td> <td class="ib-legis-elect-seats">33 </td> <td class="nowrap ib-legis-elect-seats ib-legis-elect-p">+7 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="border-left: 4px solid #00AD06;"><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_the_Liberation_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe_%E2%80%93_Social_Democratic_Party" title="Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe – Social Democratic Party">MLSTP–PSD</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Joaquim_Rafael_Branco" title="Joaquim Rafael Branco">Joaquim Rafael Branco</a> </td> <td class="ib-legis-elect-percent">24.71 </td> <td class="ib-legis-elect-seats">16 </td> <td class="nowrap ib-legis-elect-seats ib-legis-elect-m">−5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="border-left: 4px solid #1102DE;"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Convergence_Party_(S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe)" title="Democratic Convergence Party (São Tomé and Príncipe)">PCD</a> </th> <td> </td> <td class="ib-legis-elect-percent">10.95 </td> <td class="ib-legis-elect-seats">5 </td> <td class="nowrap ib-legis-elect-seats ib-legis-elect-m">−2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="border-left: 4px solid black;"><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Democrats_for_Citizenship_and_Development" title="Union of Democrats for Citizenship and Development">UDD</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Gabriel_Costa_(politician)" title="Gabriel Costa (politician)">Gabriel Costa</a> </td> <td class="ib-legis-elect-percent">1.87 </td> <td class="ib-legis-elect-seats">1 </td> <td class="nowrap ib-legis-elect-seats ib-legis-elect-p">+1 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="nowrap ib-legis-elect-disclaimer">This lists parties that won seats. 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The result was a majority for the opposition <a href="/wiki/Independent_Democratic_Action" title="Independent Democratic Action">Independent Democratic Action</a> led by 2-time <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Patrice_Trovoada" title="Patrice Trovoada">Patrice Trovoada</a>, which won 33 of the 55 seats in the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe)" title="National Assembly (São Tomé and Príncipe)">National Assembly</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Reuters_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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<p>The 55 members of the National Assembly were elected by <a href="/wiki/Proportional_representation" title="Proportional representation">proportional representation</a> in seven multi-member constituencies using the <a href="/wiki/Closed_list" title="Closed list">closed list</a> system.<sup id="cite_ref-IPU_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IPU-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conduct">Conduct</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9an_parliamentary_election&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Conduct"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/African_Union" title="African Union">African Union</a> Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) was tasked with monitoring the election.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 24-member mission was led by <a href="/wiki/Angola" title="Angola">Angolan</a> França Van-Dúnem, who said, after a meeting with President <a href="/wiki/Manuel_Pinto_da_Costa" title="Manuel Pinto da Costa">Manuel Pinto da Costa</a>, the mission sought to ensure the election was run in order and peace.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There was also an observation mission from the <a href="/wiki/Community_of_Portuguese_Language_Countries" title="Community of Portuguese Language Countries">Community of Portuguese Language Countries</a> (CPLP). The CPLP report stated that the elections were "transparent, free and fair, and were conducted in an orderly manner. It mentioned that there were some incidents, but that they were unlikely to affect the final results.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9an_parliamentary_election&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"><caption></caption><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2">Party</th><th scope="col">Votes</th><th scope="col">%</th><th scope="col">Seats</th><th scope="col">+/–</th></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#ffeb00"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Independent_Democratic_Action" title="Independent Democratic Action">Independent Democratic Action</a></td><td style="text-align:right">35,267</td><td style="text-align:right">52.58</td><td style="text-align:right">33</td><td style="text-align:right">+7</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#00AD06"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_the_Liberation_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe/Social_Democratic_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party">MLSTP/PSD</a></td><td style="text-align:right">16,573</td><td style="text-align:right">24.71</td><td style="text-align:right">16</td><td style="text-align:right">−5</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#1102DE"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Convergence_Party_(S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe)" title="Democratic Convergence Party (São Tomé and Príncipe)">Democratic Convergence Party</a></td><td style="text-align:right">7,342</td><td style="text-align:right">10.95</td><td style="text-align:right">5</td><td style="text-align:right">−2</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#E13434"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Force_for_Change_Democratic_Movement_%E2%80%93_Liberal_Party" title="Force for Change Democratic Movement – Liberal Party">Force for Change Democratic Movement – Liberal Party</a></td><td style="text-align:right">2,217</td><td style="text-align:right">3.31</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">−1</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>National Platform for Development</td><td style="text-align:right">2,207</td><td style="text-align:right">3.29</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>Party of Stability and Social Progress</td><td style="text-align:right">1,655</td><td style="text-align:right">2.47</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:black"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Democrats_for_Citizenship_and_Development" title="Union of Democrats for Citizenship and Development">Union of Democrats for Citizenship and Development</a></td><td style="text-align:right">1,252</td><td style="text-align:right">1.87</td><td style="text-align:right">1</td><td style="text-align:right">+1</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td><a href="/wiki/National_Union_for_Democracy_and_Progress_(S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe)" title="National Union for Democracy and Progress (São Tomé and Príncipe)">National Union for Democracy and Progress</a></td><td style="text-align:right">163</td><td style="text-align:right">0.24</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9an_Workers_Party" title="São Toméan Workers Party">São Toméan Workers Party</a></td><td style="text-align:right">138</td><td style="text-align:right">0.21</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#ADD8E6"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Opposition_Democratic_Coalition" title="Opposition Democratic Coalition">Opposition Democratic Coalition</a></td><td style="text-align:right">98</td><td style="text-align:right">0.15</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:orange"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Front" title="Christian Democratic Front">Christian Democratic Front</a></td><td style="text-align:right">95</td><td style="text-align:right">0.14</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>Socialist Movement</td><td style="text-align:right">68</td><td style="text-align:right">0.10</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold"><td colspan="2">Total</td><td style="text-align:right">67,075</td><td style="text-align:right">100.00</td><td style="text-align:right">55</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom"><td colspan="6" style="color:black;background:#eaecf0"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;background:inherit">Valid votes</th><td>67,075</td><td>96.50</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;background:inherit">Invalid/blank votes</th><td>2,435</td><td>3.50</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold;text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;background:inherit;color:inherit">Total votes</th><td>69,510</td><td>100.00</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;background:inherit">Registered voters/turnout</th><td>92,790</td><td>74.91</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><td colspan="6" style="text-align:left">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cen.st/index.php/eleicoes/eleicoes-legislativa">CEN</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9an_parliamentary_election&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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