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1994 São Toméan parliamentary election

Field	Value
country	São Tomé and Príncipe
previous_election	1991
election_date	2 October 1994
next_election	1998
seats_for_election	All 55 seats in the National Assembly
majority_seats	28
party1	Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe – Social Democratic Party	leader1 = Manuel Pinto da Costa	percentage1 = 42.53	seats1 = 27	last_election1 = 21
party2	Independent Democratic Action	leader2 = Miguel Trovoada	percentage2 = 26.27	seats2 = 14	last_election2 = New
party3	Democratic Convergence Party (São Tomé and Príncipe)	leader3 = Leonel Mário d'Alva	percentage3 = 24.59	seats3 = 14	last_election3 = 33
map	1994 São Tomé and Príncipe legislative election - Results by constituency.svg
map_caption	Results by district.

Parliamentary elections were held in São Tomé and Príncipe on 2 October 1994. The result was a victory for the opposition Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe - Social Democratic Party (MLSTP/PSD), which won 27 of the 55 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was only 52.1%. Following the elections Carlos Graça was appointed Prime Minister of a coalition government formed by the MLSTP/PSD and the Democratic Convergence Party (PCD-GR).

Background

In early 1994 relations between the government and the presidency again began to deteriorate. In April Trovoada publicly dissociated himself from government policy. In June political tension increased when the Democratic Convergence Party accused Trovoada of systematic obstruction of the government's programme. The same month opposition parties petitioned the president to dismiss the government and to appoint foreign auditors to investigate the management of public funds under its term of office.

On 2 July 1994 Trovoada dismissed the government of Prime Minister Norberto d'Alva Costa Alegre citing 'institutional conflict' as the justification for the decision. Moreover, the president accused the ruling party of ignoring presidential vetoes and of attempting to replace the semi-presidential system with a parliamentary regime without executive powers for the head of state. On 4 July Trovoada appointed Evaristo do Espirito Santo de Carvalho (the minister of defence and security in the outgoing administration) as prime minister. The PCD-GR, which refused to participate in the new government, subsequently expelled Carvalho from the party. An interim administration, comprising eight ministers, took office on 9 July. On the following day, in an attempt to resolve the political crisis, Trovoada dissolved the national assembly and announced that parliamentary elections would be held on 2 October.

Results

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]], Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p746 {{ISBN. 0-19-829645-2

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