General Information
At stake in this election:
- 55 seats in the National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional)
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Fradique DE MENEZES
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Maria do Carmo SILVEIRA
- Assembly: Sao Tome and Principe has a unicameral National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) with 55 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
- In the National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) 55 members are elected through a party-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.
Main parties in the electoral race:
- Coalition: Force for Change Democratic Movement- Party for Democratic Convergence / Movimento Democrático das Forças da Mudança- Partido de Convergência Democrática-Grupa de Reflexão (MDFM-PCD)
- Seats won in last election: 23
- Sao Tome and Principe Liberation Movement (MLSTP)/
- Seats won in last election: 24
- Independent Democratic Action
- Seats won in last election: 0
- New Way Movement
- Seats won in last election: 0
Population and number of registered voters:
- Population: 156,584 (2006)
- Registered Voters: 79,849 (2006)
Gender Data:
· Female Population: 78,753 (2006)
· Is São Tomé a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (31 October 1995)
· Has São Tomé ratified CEDAW: Yes (3 June 2003)
· Gender Quota: No
· Female candidates in this election: Yes
· Number of Female Parliamentarians: 4 (following the 2006 elections)
· Human Development Index Position: 143 (2014)
· Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A
Disability Data:
· Is São Tomé and Príncipe a signatory to CRPD: N/A
· Has São Tomé and Príncipe ratified CRPD: Yes, accession (5 November 2015)
· Population with a disability: 23,487 (est.)