2026-07-20 fce5408f1e537e14fbee0e4d9d49d70ea98f6a59 40 2026 São Toméan presidential election 1 /wiki/2026%20sao%20tomean%20presidential%20election Carlos Vila Nova 37 /wiki/carlos%20vila%20nova Nito Abreu 71 /wiki/nito%20abreu President 14 /wiki/president%20of%20sao%20tome%20and%20principe Santomean 2 /wiki/sao%20tome%20and%20principe 2026 São Toméan presidential election Carlos Vila Nova Nito Abreu President Santomean 2026 São Toméan presidential election 2026-07-19 5990b2598098361dcd76bc2857a7cb21f7687441 25 2026 São Toméan presidential election Carlos Vila Nova Santomean 3 /feed/2026/07/19/santomeans-vote-to-elect-the-country-s-president-incumbent-president-carlos-vila-nova-seeks-a-second-term-in-office Santomeans vote to elect the country's president. Incumbent president Carlos Vila Nova seeks a second term in office. 2025-01-14 5377a3aac81090f8f730b7108cecf39cdbbab1dd 21 Santomean 1 /feed/2025/01/14/the-new-government-of-prime-minister-americo-ramos-is-sworn-in-sao-tome-and-principe The new Government of Prime Minister Américo Ramos is sworn in São Tomé and Príncipe. 2025-01-12 845b7bd4b9db59d27887dfee7972704c05ee2ca0 26 Carlos Vila Nova President 2 /feed/2025/01/12/ilza-amado-vaz-unexpectedly-resigns-as-prime-minister-of-sao-tome-and-principe-three-days-after-being-appointed-prime-mi Ilza Amado Vaz unexpectedly resigns as Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe three days after being appointed Prime Minister by President Carlos Vila Nova. The ruling Independent Democratic Action party then proposes Adelino Pereira to replace Vaz, but Vila Nova appoints Américo d'Oliveira dos Ramos. 2025-01-9 dfa3f251f0522a67d6eec00436048dfa19f2e9a0 28 Carlos Vila Nova President Santomean 3 /feed/2025/01/9/president-of-sao-tome-and-principe-carlos-vila-nova-rejects-a-proposal-by-his-independent-democratic-action-party-to-ele President of São Tomé and Príncipe Carlos Vila Nova rejects a proposal by his Independent Democratic Action party to elect Hélio Vaz de Almeida as prime minister. Vila Nova instead appoints Ilza Amado Vaz. 2025-01-8 a9eb6d94967b47eae0365b57db0801d31e1aa590 22 Carlos Vila Nova President Santomean 3 /feed/2025/01/8/the-ruling-party-in-sao-tome-and-principe-independent-democratic-action-proposes-helio-vaz-de-almeida-as-prime-ministe The ruling party in São Tomé and Príncipe, Independent Democratic Action, proposes Hélio Vaz de Almeida as Prime Minister to replace Patrice Trovoada, who was fired by President Carlos Vila Nova two days ago. 2025-01-6 c0be965999e0af1c101c421f1a2134ce967e2ca8 36 Carlos Vila Nova President 2 /feed/2025/01/6/the-president-of-sao-tome-and-principe-carlos-vila-nova-dismisses-the-government-of-prime-minister-patrice-trovoada The President of São Tomé and Príncipe, Carlos Vila Nova, dismisses the Government of Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada. /feed/2026/07/20/santomean-president-carlos-vila-nova-wins-a-re-election-with-5594-of-the-vote-while-his-main-opposition-candidate-nit Reuters 20 e97213d1b0d162aa94afd5803453ede5e136d67e 7 https://www.reuters.com/world/sao-tome-principe-president-vila-nova-wins-second-term-preliminary-results-show-2026-07-20/ 2026 Santomean President Carlos Vila Nova wins a re-election with 55.94% of the vote, while his main opposition candidate Nito Abreu comes second with 41.42% of the vote