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Government type:
Democratic Republic Legal system: Based on Portuguese legal system and customary laws. Suffrage: 18 years of age, universal Executive branch: Chief of state: Manuel Pinto da Costa (since September 2011) Head of government: Prime minister Patrice Trovoada (since August 2010) Elections: Held in 1st of August 2010 (legislatives) |
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| Political parties: Christian Democratic Front (FDC),
Democratic Opposition Coalition (CODO),
Independent Democratic Action (ADI), Movement for liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe Social Democratic Party (MLSTP-PSD), Party for Democratic Convergence (PCD) and other small parties. Official websites for the Government can be found here and for the Parlament here (Note: The websites are in Portuguese) |
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