2016 São Toméan presidential election
Election of Evaristo Carvalho as President of São Tomé and Príncipe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Presidential elections were held in São Tomé and Príncipe on 17 July 2016.[1] Initial results suggested Evaristo Carvalho of Independent Democratic Action had been elected in the first round of voting, defeating incumbent President Manuel Pinto da Costa;[2] however, the results was subsequently annulled, necessitating a second round between Carvalho and Pinto da Costa,[3] which was held on 7 August.[4] However, Pinto da Costa boycotted the second round after claiming the first round had been fraudulent,[5] meaning Carvalho was elected unopposed.[6]
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Registered | 111,222 | ||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 64.31% (first round) 46.06% (second round) | ||||||||||||||||
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Presidential election results map. Yellow denotes provinces won by Carvalho, and Grey denotes those won by Pinto da Costa. | |||||||||||||||||
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