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São Tomé & Príncipe

São Tomé & Príncipe

PartialSovereign state

São Tomé & Príncipe

Head of state and presidential race

The current office holder and the people seeking, exploring or being mentioned for the same head-of-state contest.

CompletePartial

Next presidential election

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Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Presidential candidates and possible opponents

Pre-registration statuses are shown exactly as sourced. A person is marked registered only after confirmation by the electoral authority.

0 Registered
No verified contender has been attached to the next presidential contest yet.Partial

Leadership

Complete

Américo Ramos

Head of government Active

Head of Government · Principal · Order 0 · De jure

Aug 9, 2026Sources: 1

Carlos Vila Nova

Head of state Active

Head of State · Principal · Order 0 · De jure

Aug 9, 2026Sources: 1

Indexed party landscape

Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.

Partial
Tracked parties
35
Active in source
4
Historical in source
4
parties shown
35

Administration

Partial

government of São Tomé and Príncipe

Current

Aug 9, 2026 · 0 Party

Top issues

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Prediction components

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Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Parties in power

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Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Opposition

Partial
Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Legislature

Partial

Asamblea Nacional de Santo Tomé y Príncipe

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Elections

Partial

2011 São Toméan presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Jul 17, 2011

Completed

2010 São Toméan legislative election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Aug 1, 2010

Completed

2006 São Toméan legislative election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Mar 26, 2006

Completed

2002 São Toméan legislative election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Mar 3, 2002

Completed

1998 São Toméan legislative election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Nov 8, 1998

Completed

1991 São Toméan presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Mar 3, 1991

Completed

1991 São Toméan legislative election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jan 20, 1991

Completed

1985 São Toméan legislative election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Sep 30, 1985

Completed

1980 São Toméan legislative election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

May 14, 1980

Completed

1975 São Toméan legislative election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jan 1, 1975

Completed

Candidates

Partial

Polls

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Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Forecasts

Partial
Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

forecast_not_computed

Sources

2

  1. 1WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  2. 2Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026

Political world map

Middle Africa

Congo - Kinshasa. Head of state: Félix Tshisekedi. Partial.Chad. Head of state: Mahamat Déby. Partial.Cameroon. Head of state: Paul Biya. Partial.Central African Republic. Head of state: Faustin-Archange Touadéra. Partial.Congo - Brazzaville. Head of state: Denis Sassou-Nguesso. Partial.Gabon. Head of state: Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema. Conflicting.Equatorial Guinea. Head of state: Teodoro Obiang. Partial.Angola. Head of state: Joao Manuel Goncalves LOURENCO. Stale.
São Tomé & PríncipeHead of state: Carlos Vila NovaPartial
  • Complete
  • Partial
  • Stale
  • Conflicting
  • Unavailable due to licence
  • Not applicable
Listed without map geometry (1)

Boundaries and names shown on this map do not imply a position by CiviOrg. Small territories without geometry remain available in the index.