São Tomé and Príncipe presidential election, 2006
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São Tomé and Príncipe held its fourth presidential election since the introduction of multi-party politics in 1990 on 30 July 2006. Incumbent Fradique de Menezes, first elected in 2001, won more than 60 per cent of the votes, while his main challenger, Patrice Trovoada (a former president's son) got just over 38 per cent of the votes. The third candidate, Nilo Guimarães, got less than 1 per cent of the votes.[1]
| Candidates, parties | Votes | % |
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| Fradique de Menezes, Force for Change Democratic Movement-Liberal Party | 34,859 | 60.6 |
| Patrice Trovoada, Independent Democratic Action | 22,339 | 38.8 |
| Nilo Guimarães | 342 | 0.6 |
| Total (Turnout 64.9%) | 57,540 | 100.0 |
| Registered voters | 91,119 | |
| Total votes cast | 59,178 | |
| Invalid votes | 1,638 | |
Source: African Election Database.
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