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1998 São Toméan parliamentary election

Field	Value
country	São Tomé and Príncipe
previous_election	1994
election_date	8 November 1998
next_election	2002
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 = 50.61	seats1 = 31	last_election1 = 27
party2	Independent Democratic Action	leader2 = Miguel Trovoada	percentage2 = 28.19	seats2 = 16	last_election2 = 14
party3	Democratic Convergence Party (São Tomé and Príncipe)	leader3 = Alda Bandeira	percentage3 = 15.99	seats3 = 8	last_election3 = 14
map	1998 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 8 November 1998. The result was a victory for the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe-Social Democratic Party, which won 31 of the 55 seats in the National Assembly. Voter Turnout was 64.5%.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p746

Background

The 1998 National Assembly elections were originally scheduled for late September/early October as impressive progress on voter registration was made. On 1 September, however, President Miguel Trovoada issued a decree setting the polling date at 8 November.

Nine political parties competed for the 55 seats at stake. These included the three represented in the outgoing parliament: the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe (MLSTP-PSD), the Democratic Convergence Party (PCD) and the Independent Democratic Action (ADI). Since the previous elections in 1994, the first two groups had governed in a coalition, led since November 1996 by Prime Minister Raul Bragança Neto. ADI, for its part, supported the policies of President Trovoada.

The election campaign lasted from 22 October to 6 November. Issues debated centered on the exploitation of offshore oil reserves and the country's entry into the monetary Franc zone. Mr. Bragança (MLSTP) stated that his party had improved economic conditions and brought political stability to Sao Tome, which had seen a succession of governments in the 1990s. Led by Alda Bandeira, the PCD called for continued coalition rule to ensure such stability.

Polling day was monitored by international observers. Final results gave an absolute majority (31 seats) to the left-leaning MLSTP-PSD, which had fallen short of this edge by only one seat in 1994. In this context, ADI alleged irregularities in the voting procedure. The victors promptly announced that their priority would be to reorganize the economy and thus alleviate the widespread poverty plaguing the nation.

On 30 December, President Trovoada appointed former Foreign Minister Guilherme Posser da Costa (MLSTP) as Prime Minister; he and the new Cabinet were sworn in on 5 January 1999.

Results

By district

District	MLSTP-PSD	PCD-GR	ADI
Água Grande	8	2	3
Cantagalo	3	2	2
Caué	3	1	1
Lembá	4	0	2
Lobata	4	0	2
Mé-Zóchi	6	2	5
Pagué	3	1	1
Total	31	8	16

References

''Country Report: Congo (Brazzaville), São Tomé and Príncipe, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde'', Economist Intelligence Unit, 1999, p22

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