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National Assembly of São Tomé and Príncipe

Assembleia Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe
National Assembly of São Tomé and Príncipe ; Assembleia Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
President	Celmira Sacramento, ADI ; since 8 November 2022
Structure
Seats	55 members
Political groups	Government (30) ADI (30); Opposition (25) MLSTP/PSD (18); MCI/PS (5); Basta (2);
Elections
Voting system	Party-list proportional representation
Last election	25 September 2022
Meeting place
	Convention center, São Tomé
Website
	www.parlamento.st

The National Assembly (Portuguese: Assembleia Nacional) is the unicameral legislative body of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe.

The Assembly is elected for a four-year term. The Assembly can be dissolved by the President of the Republic in case of a serious institutional crisis,^[1] only with the approval of the Council of State, a consultative assembly composed of 12 members.^[2]

The National Assembly was founded in 1975, as a result of the adoption of the Constitution of São Tomé and Príncipe. From 1975 to 1990, the Assembly served as a rubber-stamp to the one-party regime led by the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe. With the constitutional reforms of 1990, the country became a multi-party democracy and the first competitive elections were organised in 1991.

Latest election results

Previous election results

Political Party	Election Year
Political Party	1991	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014
Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe-Social Democratic Party (MLSTP-PSD)	21	27	31	24	20	21	16
Force for Change Democratic Movement-Liberal Party (MDFM-PL)	–	–	–	23	23	1	0
Democratic Convergence Party-Reflection Group (PCD-GR)	33	14	8	23	23	7	5
Independent Democratic Action (ADI)	–	14	16	*	11	26	33
Opposition Democratic Coalition (CODO)	01	–	–	–	–	–	–
Uê Kédadji (UK)	–	–	–	08	–	–	–
New Way Movement (MNR)	–	–	–	–	01	–	–
Union of Democrats for Citizenship and Development (UDCD)	–	–	–	–	–	–	01
Total	55	55	55	55	55	55	55

* The Independent Democratic Action (ADI) party was a member of the Uê Kédadji coalition in the 2002 election.

List of presidents

Presidents of the Constituent Assembly (1975)
Term	Incumbent
1975	Nuno Xavier Daniel Dias
1975	Guilherme do Sacramento Neto
Presidents of the National Assembly (1975–present)
Term	Incumbent
1975–1980	Leonel Mário d'Alva
1980–1991	Alda Neves da Graça do Espírito Santo
1991–1994	Leonel Mário d'Alva
1994–2002	Francisco Fortunato Pires
2002–2006	Dionísio Tomé Dias
2006–2010	Francisco da Silva
2010	Arzemiro dos Prazeres
2010–2012	Evaristo Carvalho
2012–2014	Alcino Pinto
2014–2018	José da Graca Diogo
2018–2022	Delfim Neves
2022–present	Celmira Sacramento

References

^ Article 103, Constitution of Sao Tomé
^ Article 88, Constitution of Sao Tomé

External links

Official website (in Portuguese)

0°19′53″N 6°44′26″E / 0.33139°N 6.74056°E / 0.33139; 6.74056

[1] Article 103, Constitution of Sao Tomé

[2] Article 88, Constitution of Sao Tomé

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