Five candidates confirmed for Sao Tome and Principe presidential race
17 Jul 2026, 11:53 GMT
By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)
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The Constitutional Court validated, on 16 June, five of the six candidacies: the incumbent President Carlos Vila Nova, running for a second term; former Prime Minister Jorge Bom Jesus; the parliamentary leader of the ADI, Nito D’Abreu; as well as jurists Miques João Bonfim and Eugénio Tiny.