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.

**Summary of the 30 July 2006 São Tomé and Príncipe presidential election results**
Candidates, parties	Votes	%
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. Fradique de Menezes was also supported by the Democratic Convergence Party (PCD), the Social Liberal Party (PLS) and the Christian Democratic Front (FDC). Patrice Trovoada was also supported by a lot of oppositional parties, including the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party (MLSTP-PSD)

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