São Tomé e Príncipe Profilo Governo

nome: Sao Tome

coordinate geografiche: 0 20 N, 6 44 E

differenza di tempo: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

12 Luglio 1975 (from Portugal)

Giorno Di Indipendenza, 12 Luglio (1975)

history: approved 5 Novembre 1975

amendments: proposed by the National Assembly; passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; the Assembly can propose to the president of the republic that an amendment be submitted to a referendum; revised several times, last in 2006 (2017)

18 anni; universal

capo dello stato: Presidente Evaristo CARVALHO (da allora 3 September 2016)

capo di governo: Prime Minister Jorge Bom JESUS (da allora 3 December 2018)

cabinet: Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, appointed by the president

elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 7 July 2016 and 7 August 2016 (next to be held in July 2021); prime minister chosen by the National Assembly and approved by the president

election results: Evaristo CARVALHO elected president; percent of vote - Evaristo CARVALHO (ADI) 49.8%, Manuel Pinto DA COSTA (independent) 24.8%, Maria DAS NEVES (MLSTP-PSD) 24.1%; note - first round results for CARVALHO were revised downward from just over 50%, prompting the 7 August runoff; however, on 1 August 2016 DA COSTA withdrew from the runoff, citing voting irregularities, and CARVALHO was declared the winner