The Santomese Prime Minister and leader of the Independent Democratic Action (ADI) has today asserted confidence in the victory in the elections, without discarding understandings for “an extended governance base” and continuing to “create conditions for the country to move forward and develop”.
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27/09/2026
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Lusa
“ O i have a feeling that ADI wins these elections. I take this opportunity to appeal to all Santomenses who flock to the polls, exercise their civic duty and their right enshrined in the Constitution”, said Américo Ramos, after voting at one of the tables of the locality of Maianço, in the district of Lobata.
The current Prime Minister justified the conviction and appeal, “because the country needs to move forward, it needs all the Santomenses and the new Government should, in fact, continue to create the conditions for the country to succeed in advancing and developing.”.
Asked about the statements of the President of the Republic, Carlos Vila Nova, who said he hoped that the winner of the elections would manage to rule, Américo Ramos said to share the same opinion, without discarding the understanding with other parties.
“ We are talking about a democracy, which means that the majority wins and whoever has a majority must form the government, without discarding the possibility of there being an understanding between the parties and creating a broad basis for governance there”, he said.
“ But it's something we can only say after the vote is over. Whoever wins will know, but once won it is the party that wins that has to form the Government,” added Américo Ramos, who was chosen by the President of the Republic to occupy the position of Prime Minister after the resignation of the former executive led by Patrice Trovoada.
Voting assemblies opened today at 7 a.m. (08 a.m. in Lisbon) in São Tomé and Príncipe for the legislative, local and regional elections, but without great attendance.
Four parliamentary parties compete for these elections: Independent Democratic Action (ADI); Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe (MLSTP); Coalition Independent Citizens' Movement/Party of National Unity (MCI-PUN); and Movement Enough.
Three other parties without parliamentary seats vote: the Democratic Convergence Party (DCP), the Democratic Movement Force of Change (MDFM) and the newly created Political Movement Our Earth.
For the legislatures are in dispute 55 seats of the National Assembly and are registered 146,929 voters, more almost four thousand voters in relation to the presidential elections of 19 July, when Carlos Vila Nova was re-elected, at the first round, then there is an abstention of 58.81%.