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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Voters in S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 were casting their ballots on Sunday to elect the 55 members of the National Assembly and the mayors of the country’s six municipalities.<\/p>\n

In Pr\u00edncipe, votes are also being cast for the National Assembly and for the government of the autonomous region. The archipelago of 215,000 inhabitants is considered to be a model of parliamentary democracy in Africa. There are 11 political parties and movements contesting the election.<\/p>\n

For the first time, 14,692 citizens residing in 10 countries in Europe and Africa elect one MP from each constituency. The remaining 53 deputies are chosen by the six districts of the island of S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and the Pr\u00edncipe region.<\/p>\n

Jorge Bom Jesus heads the current Government in coalition with three other forces – the Democratic Convergence Party (PCD), the Union for Democracy and Development (UDD) and the Democratic Movement for Change (MDFM).<\/p>\n

The Independent Citizens’ Movement, also known as the movement of Cau\u00e9, a district in the south of the country, with brothers Ant\u00f3nio and ‘Nino’ Monteiro, is now running in coalition with the Party of National Unity (PUN), from the Autonomous Region of Pr\u00edncipe, and wants to increase the number of MPs, after in 2018 it debuted in parliament with two elected. The election is being monitored by 100 international observers.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Gambia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Gambia. Voters in S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 were casting their ballots on Sunday to elect the 55 members of the National Assembly and the mayors of the country’s six municipalities. In Pr\u00edncipe, votes are also being cast for the National Assembly and for the government of the autonomous region. 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