2014 São Toméan parliamentary election

none São Tomé and Príncipe 2010 12 October 2014 2018 All 55 seats in the National Assembly 28 74.91% ( 14.10pp) Independent Democratic Action Patrice Trovoada 26 33 52.58 Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe – Social Democratic Party Jorge Amado 21 16 24.71 PCD 7 5 10.95 UDD Gabriel Costa 0 1 1.87 Results by district Prime Minister Gabriel Costa UDD Patrice Trovoada Independent Democratic Action Parliamentary elections were held in São Tomé and Príncipe on 12 October 2014, alongside regional and local elections. http://www.rtp.pt/noticias/index.php?article=752863&tm=7&layout=122&visual=61 Presidente São Tomé e Príncipe anuncia eleições em 12 de Outubro 15 July 2014 23 August 2014 RTP Portuguese The result was a majority for the opposition Independent Democratic Action led by 2-time Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada, which won 33 of the 55 seats in the National Assembly.http://in.reuters.com/article/saotome-election-idINL6N0S84S720141014 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306172853/http://in.reuters.com/article/saotome-election-idINL6N0S84S720141014 dead March 6, 2016 Opposition ADI party gets majority in Sao Tome parliamentary vote Reuters 14 October 2014 14 October 2014 Background Following the 2010 election in which the Independent Democratic Action got a plurality, the government lost a vote of confidence midway through its term. Electoral system The 55 members of the National Assembly were elected by proportional representation in seven multi-member constituencies using the closed list system.Electoral system IPU Conduct The African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) was tasked with monitoring the election.Sao Tome and Principe to hold parliamentary and local elections this Sunday Vatican Radio, 10 October 2014 The 24-member mission was led by Angolan França Van-Dúnem, who said, after a meeting with President Manuel Pinto da Costa, the mission sought to ensure the election was run in order and peace.Angola: Electoral Observers Want Order in Elections AllAfrica.com, 10 October 2014 There was also an observation mission from the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (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.Declaração da Missão de Observação Eleitoral da CPLP às Eleições https://web.archive.org/web/20141031203751/http://www.jornaltropical.st/tropical133.htm 2014-10-31 Jornal Tropical, 15 October 2014 pt Results Independent Democratic Action 35267 33 +7 MLSTP/PSD 16573 16 −5 Democratic Convergence Party 7342 5 −2 Force for Change Democratic Movement – Liberal Party 2217 0 −1 National Platform for Development 2207 0 0 Party of Stability and Social Progress 1655 0 New Union of Democrats for Citizenship and Development 1252 1 +1 National Union for Democracy and Progress 163 0 0 São Toméan Workers Party 138 0 New Opposition Democratic Coalition 98 0 0 Christian Democratic Front 95 0 0 Socialist Movement 68 0 0 2435 0 92790 CEN References Category:Parliamentary elections in São Tomé and Príncipe Sao Tome Parliamentary Sao Tome