ADI guarantees parliamentary support to govern São Tomé and Príncipe
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on STP-Press
The ADI party has provided a written guarantee of sufficient parliamentary support to ensure the stability of government action in São Tomé and Príncipe. This guarantee led to its designation to form the government, after MLSTP failed to present the required conditions for stability, according to the Presidency of the Republic.
The ADI party, which came second in the São Tomé legislative elections with 23 MPs, provided President Carlos Vila Nova with a written guarantee of sufficient parliamentary support to govern. The guarantee led to the appointment of its leader Américo Ramos as prime minister, according to the Presidency of the Republic, cited by STP-Press.
ADI and MCI-PUN, the party of António Monteiro which has six MPs, together hold 29 seats, giving them a lasting parliamentary majority to support the government. MLSTP, which came first in the 27 September election with 24 MPs, had not presented the president with the guarantees necessary for political stability and the country’s governability, according to the Presidency of the Republic.
The decision comes after Carlos Vila Nova asked ADI on Thursday to propose a prime minister within 24 hours, following MLSTP’s failure to provide the requested guarantees. ADI had already secured a parliamentary support agreement with MCI-PUN on 8 October. It follows Américo Ramos’s appointment as prime minister announced on 12 November.
