1994 São Toméan parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in
National Assembly. Voter turnout was only 52.1%.[1] Following the elections Carlos Graça was appointed Prime Minister of a coalition government formed by the MLSTP/PSD and the Democratic Convergence Party
(PCD-GR).
Background
In early 1994 relations between the government and the presidency again began to deteriorate. In April Trovoada publicly dissociated himself from government policy. In June political tension increased when the Democratic Convergence Party accused Trovoada of systematic obstruction of the government's programme. The same month opposition parties petitioned the president to dismiss the government and to appoint foreign auditors to investigate the management of public funds under its term of office.
On 2 July 1994 Trovoada dismissed the government of Prime Minister
minister of defence
and security in the outgoing administration) as prime minister. The PCD-GR, which refused to participate in the new government, subsequently expelled Carvalho from the party. An interim administration, comprising eight ministers, took office on 9 July. On the following day, in an attempt to resolve the political crisis, Trovoada dissolved the national assembly and announced that parliamentary elections would be held on 2 October.
Results
MLSTP/PSD 10,782 | 42.53 | 27 | +6 | | |||||
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Independent Democratic Action | 6,660 | 26.27 | 14 | New | |||||
Democratic Convergence Party | 6,235 | 24.59 | 14 | –19 | |||||
Opposition Democratic Coalition | 1,152 | 4.54 | 0 | –1 | |||||
People's Alliance | 342 | 1.35 | 0 | New | |||||
Christian Democratic Front | 181 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Total | 25,352 | 100.00 | 55 | 0 | |||||
Valid votes | 25,352 | 87.12 | |||||||
Invalid/blank votes | 3,748 | 12.88 | |||||||
Total votes | 29,100 | 100.00 | |||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 55,862 | 52.09 | |||||||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
- ISBN 0-19-829645-2