2016 São Toméan presidential election
Presidential elections were held in São Tomé and Príncipe on 17 July 2016. Initial results suggested Evaristo Carvalho of Independent Democratic Action had been elected in the first round of voting, defeating incumbent President Manuel Pinto da Costa; however, the results was subsequently annulled, necessitating a second round between Carvalho and Pinto da Costa, which was held on 7 August. However, Pinto da Costa boycotted the second round after claiming the first round had been fraudulent, meaning Carvalho was elected unopposed.
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| Registered | 111,222 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 64.31% (first round) 46.06% (second round) | ||||||||||||||||
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Presidential election results map. Yellow denotes provinces won by Carvalho, and Grey denotes those won by Pinto da Costa. | |||||||||||||||||
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