São Tomé: ADI given 24 hours to propose prime minister
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Rádio Somos Todos Primos
São Tomé and Príncipe President Carlos Vila Nova asks Independent Democratic Action to propose a prime minister within 24 hours, after MLSTP failed to provide the required guarantees of political stability. The decision was announced by the presidency.
São Tomé and Príncipe President Carlos Vila Nova on Thursday 12 November gave Independent Democratic Action (ADI) 24 hours to propose a prime minister and present evidence of sufficient parliamentary support. The decision came after the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe (MLSTP), which came first in the latest elections without an absolute majority, failed to provide the requested guarantees of stability, according to the Presidency of the Republic.
The deadline given to ADI follows MLSTP’s failure to meet the president’s requirements. On 10 November, Carlos Vila Nova had asked MLSTP to propose a prime minister accompanied by evidence of political support sufficient to secure the government programme’s adoption and ensure the executive’s regular functioning, according to the Presidency of the Republic.
The new deadline follows the São Toméan president’s request to MLSTP for a prime minister within 24 hours, made on 10 November. On the same day, the president had dismissed Américo Ramos’s government, kept on in a caretaker capacity until the appointment and assumption of office of the next executive.
