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STP Votes in Carvalho as President

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

The citizens of Sao Tome and Principe (STP) have elected former prime minister Evaristo Carvalho in the runoff election after incumbent Manuel Pinto da Costa dropped out of the race citing voting irregularities in the first round.

Carvalho won 42,058 votes in the August 7 poll according to the National Electoral Commission (CEN). Only 46% of voters cast their ballots and of those nearly 20% turned in blank or invalid ballots, said CEN chairman Alberto Pereira.


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