São Tomé appoints Américo Ramos as prime minister
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Rádio Somos Todos Primos
São Tomé and Príncipe President Carlos Vila Nova has appointed Américo Ramos as prime minister and head of government, on a proposal from ADI, according to a presidential decree. The decision came after the MLSTP, which came first in the legislative election without an absolute majority, failed to provide guarantees of parliamentary stability. Américo Ramos submitted written assurances of sufficient parliamentary support, according to the presidency.
Américo Ramos has been appointed prime minister and head of government of São Tomé and Príncipe by President Carlos Vila Nova, after his party, the Independent Democratic Action (ADI), provided a written guarantee of sufficient parliamentary support. The appointment was formalised by Presidential Decree No. 32/2026, according to the Presidency of the Republic.
The decision came after the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe (MLSTP), which came first in the 27 September legislative elections with 24 of the 55 seats, failed to provide the political stability guarantees requested by the head of state. ADI has 23 MPs, while the MCI-PS/PUN coalition has six and the Basta Movement two, according to the final results confirmed by the Constitutional Court.
The appointment of Américo Ramos follows the request made on 12 November for ADI to propose a prime minister within 24 hours. President Carlos Vila Nova had previously dismissed Américo Ramos’s government on 10 November, before keeping it in a caretaker capacity after the dismissal.
