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Line 1: {{Short description\|~~Election of Evaristo Carvalho as President of São Tomé and Príncipe~~none}} {{Infobox election \| country = São Tomé and Príncipe▼ \| election_name = 2016 São Toméan presidential election▼ \| type = presidential▼ ▲\| country = São Tomé and Príncipe ▲\| type = presidential ~~\| ongoing = no~~ \| previous_election = 2011 São Toméan presidential election \| previous_year = 2011 \| next_election = 2021 São Toméan presidential election \| next_year = 2021 \| election_date = 17 July 2016 (first round) <br /> 7 August 2016 (second round) \| registered = 111,222 \| turnout = 64.31% (first round) <br /> 46.06% (second round) \| image1 = Evaristo Carvalho 2016.jpg▼ \| ~~nominee1~~ image1 = ~~'''[[~~Evaristo Carvalho~~]]'''~~ 2016.jpg \| ~~after_election~~ nominee1 = '''[[Evaristo Carvalho]]'''▼ \| party1 = Independent Democratic Action ~~\| popular_vote1 = '''41,820'''~~ \| ~~percentage1~~ popular_vote1 = '''~~100%~~41,820''' \| percentage1 = '''100%''' \| image2 = Manuel Pinto da Costa 2014 (cropped).jpg▼ \| nominee2 = {{nowrap\|[[Manuel Pinto da Costa]]}}▼ ▲\| image2 = Manuel Pinto da Costa 2014 (cropped).jpg \| party2 = Independent politician▼ ▲\| nominee2 = {{nowrap\|[[Manuel Pinto da Costa]]}} \| popular_vote2 = Boycotted▼ ▲\| party2 = Independent politician \| percentage2 = –▼ ▲\| popular_vote2 = Boycotted ~~\| map_image = São Toméan presidential election, 2016 Map.png~~ ▲\| percentage2 = – \| map_size = 180px▼ \| map_caption = Presidential election results map. <span style="color:#ffcc00;">Yellow</span> denotes provinces won by Carvalho, and <span style="color:#808080;">Grey</span> denotes those won by Pinto da Costa. ▲\| ~~election_name~~ map_image = ~~2016~~ São Toméan presidential election, 2016 Map.png \| title = [[Presidents of São Tomé and Príncipe\|President]]▼ ▲\| map_size = 180px \| before_election = [[Manuel Pinto da Costa]]▼ \| map_caption = Results by province \| before_party = Independent (politician)▼ ▲\| after_election = [[Evaristo Carvalho]] ▲\| title = [[Presidents of São Tomé and Príncipe\|President]] \| after_party = [[Independent Democratic Action\|ADI]]▼ ▲\| before_election = [[Manuel Pinto da Costa]] ▲\| before_party = Independent (politician) ▲\| ~~image1~~ after_election = [[Evaristo Carvalho ~~2016.jpg~~]] ▲\| after_party = [[Independent Democratic Action~~\|ADI]]~~ }}{{Politics of São Tomé and Príncipe}} Line 40 ⟶ 42: There were five candidates, including incumbent President [[Manuel Pinto da Costa]],<ref>[http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2016/07/15/des-elections-pour-l-archipel-africain-sao-tome-et-principe_4970305_3212.html Des élections pour l’archipel africain Sao Tomé et Principe] Le Monde, 15 July 2016 {{in lang\|fr}}</ref> two former prime ministers, [[Evaristo Carvalho]] from [[Independent Democratic Action]] and [[Maria das Neves]] from the [[Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party\|MLSTP/PSD]], as well as two [[Independent politician\|independents]]. Carvalho stood as the candidate of the ruling ADI, the party of Prime Minister [[Patrice Trovoada]]. Carvalho was initially declared the winner in the first round with slightly more than 50% of the vote, but Carvalho's score was subsequently adjusted downward to 49.88%, necessitating a second round against President Pinto da Costa. However, Pinto da Costa refused to participate in the second round, alleging fraud and calling for a boycott.<ref>[https://www.yahoo.com/news/sao-tome-votes-runoff-boycotted-president-032621810.html?nhp=1 Sao Tome votes in runoff boycotted by president] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829051824/https://www.yahoo.com/news/sao-tome-votes-runoff-boycotted-president-032621810.html?nhp=1 \|date=2016-08-29 }} Agence France-Presse, 6 August 2016</ref> ==Results== Line 62 ⟶ 64: [[Category:2016 elections in Africa\|Sao Tome]] [[Category:2016 in São Tomé and Príncipe\|Presidential]] [[Category:Presidential elections in São Tomé and Príncipe]] [[Category:Single-candidate elections]] [[Category:July 2016 events in Africa\|Sao Tome]]

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