Sao Tome and Principe President wins 2nd term: Preliminary results
Vila Nova, a former public works and infrastructure minister, won Sunday’s election with more than 55% of the vote, enough to avoid a runoff, the commission said during a press conference.
Sao Tome and Principe President Carlos Vila Nova has won a second five-year term, according to preliminary results from the election commission announced on Monday.
But last year Vila Nova dismissed Patrice Trovoada as prime minister, prompting a split with the ADI that left him running as an independent on Sunday against three other candidates.
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