São Tomé has functioned under a multiparty system since 1990.
Following the promulgation of a new constitution in 1990, São Tomé and Príncipe held multiparty elections for the first time since independence.
Príncipe has had self-government since 29 April 1995 ==Human rights and democracy== Since the constitutional reforms of 1990 and the elections of 1991, São Tomé and Príncipe has made great strides toward developing its democratic institutions and further guaranteeing the civil and [rights] of its citizens.
Independent candidates also were permitted to participate in the January 1991 legislative elections. ==Executive branch== |President |Evaristo Carvalho |Independent Democratic Action |3 September 2016 |- |Prime Minister |Jorge Bom Jesus |MLSTP/PSD |3 December 2018 |} The president of the republic is elected to a five-year term by direct universal suffrage and a secret ballot, and may hold up to two consecutive terms.
Príncipe has had self-government since 29 April 1995 ==Human rights and democracy== Since the constitutional reforms of 1990 and the elections of 1991, São Tomé and Príncipe has made great strides toward developing its democratic institutions and further guaranteeing the civil and [rights] of its citizens.
Príncipe has had self-government since 29 April 1995 ==Human rights and democracy== Since the constitutional reforms of 1990 and the elections of 1991, São Tomé and Príncipe has made great strides toward developing its democratic institutions and further guaranteeing the civil and [rights] of its citizens.
Formerly responsible to the National Assembly, the judiciary is now independent under the new constitution. === Ordem dos Advogados de São Tomé e Príncipe === As for the legal profession, the São Tomé and Príncipe Lawyers Association (Ordem dos Advogados de São Tomé e Príncipe) was created in 2006.
Independent candidates also were permitted to participate in the January 1991 legislative elections. ==Executive branch== |President |Evaristo Carvalho |Independent Democratic Action |3 September 2016 |- |Prime Minister |Jorge Bom Jesus |MLSTP/PSD |3 December 2018 |} The president of the republic is elected to a five-year term by direct universal suffrage and a secret ballot, and may hold up to two consecutive terms.
Independent candidates also were permitted to participate in the January 1991 legislative elections. ==Executive branch== |President |Evaristo Carvalho |Independent Democratic Action |3 September 2016 |- |Prime Minister |Jorge Bom Jesus |MLSTP/PSD |3 December 2018 |} The president of the republic is elected to a five-year term by direct universal suffrage and a secret ballot, and may hold up to two consecutive terms.
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