1991 São Toméan presidential election

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Presidential elections were held for the first time in

of São Tomé and Príncipe on 3 April.

Candidates

Three candidates stated their intention to participate in the contest;

did not present an alternative candidate.

In February, less than a month before the election, both Monso dos Santos and Guadalupe de Ceita withdrew from the election leaving Trovoada as the sole candidate.^[1]

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Miguel Trovoada	Independent	26,604	100.00
Total			26,604	100.00
Valid votes			26,604	81.80
Invalid/blank votes			5,919	18.20
Total votes			32,523	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			52,618	61.81
Source: Nohlen et al.

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