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1996 São Toméan presidential election

Field	Value
country	São Tomé and Príncipe
type	presidential
ongoing	no
election_date	30 June 1996 (first round)
21 July 1996 (second round)
previous_election	1991 São Toméan presidential election
previous_year	1991
next_election	2001 São Toméan presidential election
next_year	2001
registered	50,526 (first round)
49,606 (second round)
turnout	76.87% (first round)
76.87% (second round)
image1	Miguel_Trovoada_in_1995.jpg
candidate1	Miguel Trovoada
party1	Independent Democratic Action
popular_vote1	19,887
percentage1	52.74%
image2	Manuel Pinto da Costa 1986.jpg
candidate2	Manuel Pinto da Costa
party2	Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe – Social Democratic Party
popular_vote2	17,820
percentage2	47.26%
map_image
title	President
before_election	Miguel Trovoada
before_party	Independent Democratic Action
after_election	Miguel Trovoada
after_party	Independent Democratic Action

21 July 1996 (second round)

49,606 (second round) 76.87% (second round)

Presidential elections were held in São Tomé and Príncipe on 30 June 1996. The election was contested by four candidates; incumbent President Miguel Trovoada, former President Manuel Pinto da Costa, Alda Bandeira, a former Foreign Minister, and former Prime Minister Carlos da Graça. No candidate won a majority of votes in the first round, in which voter turnout in the first round was 77.3%, resulting in a second round being held on 21 July between the two leading candidates - Trovoada and da Costa. Trovoada won the election with 52.7% of the vote, based on a 78.7% turnout.

Results

Aftermath

Despite being declared generally free and fair by international and domestic observers, da Costa, who had initially acknowledged Trovoada's victory, contested the results of the election, claiming that irregularities had occurred in the registration process. The National Electoral Commission acknowledged that there were minor discrepancies in the registration process and in voter rolls but determined that these were insufficient to call the results into question.

In early August the Supreme Court declared that it was unable to adjudicate on the appeal made by da Costa, and recommended that the government seek international legal arbitration. However, on 20 August da Costa withdrew his challenge and Trovoada was confirmed as president.

References

[http://africanelections.tripod.com/st.html Elections in São Tomé and Príncipe] African Elections Database
[[Dieter Nohlen]], Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p748 {{ISBN. 0-19-829645-2

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