São Tomé: Vila Nova to choose government-forming party within 30 days
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Stp Press
São Tomé and Príncipe’s president, Carlos Vila Nova, will decide within 30 days which party will be tasked with forming the next government after the 27 September legislative elections. He is awaiting the constitution of the National Assembly and wants a future government to have sufficient parliamentary support, according to the STP Press agency.
The president of São Tomé and Príncipe, Carlos Vila Nova, will decide within about 30 days which party will be tasked with forming the government after the 27 September 2026 legislative elections, he said on 15 October, according to the STP Press agency. The decree appointing the prime minister will only be issued after the constitution of the National Assembly.
Carlos Vila Nova said that his decision would be taken “democratically” and in accordance with the legal framework and procedures provided for by law. The head of state is consulting political parties before designating the party called on to form the executive, amid the reshaping resulting from the legislative election.
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