2001 São Toméan presidential election

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Presidential elections were held in

. The elections, deemed free and fair by international observers, were won in the first round by Menezes. He was sworn in as the third president of São Tomé and Príncipe on 3 September 2001. Voter turnout was 70.7%.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	MLSTP/PSD	18,762	39.98
	Carlos Tiny	Independent	1,532	3.26
	Victor Monteiro	Independent	410	0.87
	Francisco Fortunato Pires	Independent	332	0.71
Total			46,932	100.00
Valid votes			46,932	98.52
Invalid/blank votes			703	1.48
Total votes			47,635	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			67,374	70.70
Source: African Election Database

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