São Tomé and Príncipe held its first multi-party elections to the 55-member National People's Assembly (later renamed the National Assembly) on 20 January 1991. Voter turnout was 76.7% The Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe is a tiny two- island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, distanced 140 kilometers from one another, and situated about 250 and 225 kilometers, respectively, off the northwestern coast of Gabon. ... A multi-party system is a type of party system. ... The National Assembly is the name of either a legislature, or the lower house of a bicameral legislature in some countries. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Background and outcome of elections

The main political parties in the election were the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe - Social Democratic Party (MLSTP-PSD), the former sole legal party and the Democratic Convergence Party - Reflection Group (PCD-GR), a party formed by a coalition of MLSTP dissidents, independents, and young professionals. Some of the smaller parties that participated in the election were the FDC, or Christian Democratic Front and the Democratic Coalition of the Opposition (CODO), created by the merger of three former overseas opposition movements. Democratic Convergence Party (Cape Verde) Democratic Convergence Party-Reflection Group This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A Coalition is an alliance between entities, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest. ... A dissident is a person who actively opposes the established order. ... The Independents were motion picture production companies who resisted the claims of the Motion Picture Patents Company. ... Opposition may refer to a number of topics: astronomical opposition political opposition parliamentary opposition Opposition to a patent, see for instance Opposition procedure before the European Patent Office This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

The elections, deemed transparent, free, and fair resulted in victory for the PCD-GR. A transitional government headed by Daniel Daio was installed in February pending presidential elections to be held in March. February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For alternative meanings, see March (disambiguation). ...

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