AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoSão Tomé & Príncipe Presidential Race: With the July 19 vote days away, the Constitutional Court has confirmed five candidates for president, including incumbent Carlos Vila Nova, former PM Jorge Bom Jesus, ADI leader Nito D’Abreu, and jurists Miques João Bonfim and Eugénio Tiny; the only rejected bid is businessman Nino Monteiro, whose coalition says the decision—linked to family background—violates the constitution and will be appealed. Election Logistics & Voters: Provisional CEN figures put the electorate at 142,298, up from 2022, with 121,771 voters on the islands and 20,525 in the diaspora. International Observation: Angola’s CNE chief Manuel Pereira da Silva is leading ROJAE-CPLP observers in São Tomé, meeting candidates and civil society and covering polling, results transmission, and media access. Independence & Foreign Posture: Ahead of the election, President Vila Nova marked the 51st independence anniversary calling for unity while the country continues balancing global partners amid renewed attention tied to its Russia military cooperation deal.
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