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Hauptstadt
Name: Sao Tome
geographische Koordinaten: 0 20 N, 6 44 E
Zeitunterschied: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: named after Saint Thomas the Apostle
Unabhängigkeit
12 Juli 1975 (from Portugal)
Nationalfeiertag
Unabhängigkeit, 12 Juli (1975)
Konstitution
history: approved 5 November 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)
Wahlrecht
18 Jahre; universal
Exekutive
Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Evaristo CARVALHO (seit dem 3 September 2016)
Regierungschef: Prime Minister Jorge Bom JESUS (seit dem 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

Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019