Sao Tome and Principe President Vila Nova wins second term, preliminary results show

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.

São Tomé and Príncipe 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.