2021 São Toméan presidential election

Presidential elections were held in São Tomé and Príncipe on 18 July 2021. As no presidential candidate received a majority of the vote, a second round was originally scheduled to be held on 8 August 2021. However, following an objection to the first-round result, the second round was postponed to 29 August 2021, and later postponed again to 5 September 2021.

2021 São Toméan presidential election

18 July 2021 (first round)
5 September 2021 (second round)
Registered123,301
Turnout67.76% (first round)
65.32% (second round)
 
Nominee Carlos Vila Nova Guilherme Posser da Costa
Party ADI MLSTP–PSD
Popular vote 45,481 33,557
Percentage 57.54% 42.46%

President before election

Evaristo Carvalho
ADI

Elected President

Carlos Vila Nova
ADI

The second round was won by Carlos Vila Nova of Independent Democratic Action, who received 58% of the vote, defeating Guilherme Posser da Costa of the MLSTP–PSD. Turnout for the second round was around 65%.

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