Democracy Ratings
| Freedom House 2018 |
Score: 2 out of 7 (where lower scores are more democratic) |
Freedom Status: Free |
|---|---|---|
| EIU Democracy Index 2017 |
Score: No Data (where higher scores are more democratic) |
World Ranking: No Data |
| Polity IV 2016 |
Score: No Data (from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic) |
Category: No Data |
Political System
| System of Government | Semi-Presidential |
|---|---|
| Presidential Electoral System | Two-round system |
| Last Presidential Election | 2016 |
| Next Presidential Election | 2021 |
| Presidential Term Limits | Two, five-year terms. |
| System of Appointment to Legislature | Elected in seven multi-member constituencies through proportional representation |
| Last Legislative Election |
2014 |
| Next Legislative Election |
2018 |
| Number of Seats in Legislature | 55 |
| Female quota, representation in lower house | No |
Results
| Last presidential election (2016) | ||
| Candidate (Party) | Votes (%) | |
| 1st round | 2nd round | |
| Evaristo Carvalho | 50 | 100 |
| Manuel Pinto da Costa* | 25 | |
| Maria das Neves | 24 | |
| Manuel do Rosário | 1 | |
| Hélder Barros | 0 | |
*refused to participate in the second round
| Last legislative election (2014) | ||
| Party | Votes (%) | Seats |
| Independent Democratic Action | 52.58 | 33 |
| Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party | 24.71 | 16 |
| Democratic Convergence Party – Reflection Group | 10.95 | 5 |
| Force for Change Democratic Movement – Liberal Party | 3.3 | 0 |
| National Platform for Development | 3.29 | 0 |
| Party of Stability and Social Progress | 2.47 | 0 |
| Union of Democrats for Citizenship and Development | 1.87 | 1 |
| National Union for Democracy and Progress | 0.24 | 0 |
| São Toméan Workers Party | 0.2 | 0 |
| CÓDÓ Party | 0.15 | 0 |
| Christian Democratic Front | 0.14 | 0 |
| Socialist Movement | 0.1 | 0 |
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