Although it lost on the island of Príncipe, the MLSTP/PSD managed to increase the number of municipalities it governs from one to four. Even on Príncipe, where it lost, the political formation saw an increase in the number of its voters, according to data released this morning.
The president re-elect of the regional government of Príncipe was supported by three of São Tomé’s four largest political parties: the ADI, the PCD and the MDFM-PL. The coalition won all of the seats up for grabs in the Príncipe Regional Assembly.
In addition to regional elections on the island of Príncipe, São Tomeans yesterday elected municipal officials in the six districts on the island of São Tomé: Água Grande, Cantagalo, Caué, Lembá, Lobata and Mé-Zochi. According to unconfirmed figures broadcast this morning by the National Radio, the main winner in the municipal election was the MLSTP-PSD, followed by the ADI, the PCD and the MDFM-PL, in that order.
The ADI, led by Patrice Trovoada, the son of former president Miguel Trovoada, was also a major winner, having won the two largest municipalities in the country, Água Grande and Zé-Zochi.
The main losers in the election were the PCD and the MDFM-PL, the latter the party of President Fradique de Menezes. Indeed, the PCD lost the two municipal chambers it governed up to now.
This morning, the adversaries of the MLSTP-PSD joined forces to denounce what they say was large-scale vote-buying by the party. The MLSTP-PSD, however, said the practice was common to all of São Tomé and Príncipe’s political parties.
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