São Tomé and Príncipe has a multi-party system.
The parties
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Parliamentary parties
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|Independent Democratic Action<br/><small></small>||ADI||Patrice Trovoada
|Centre to<br/>centre-right
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|Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe –<br/>Social Democratic Party<br/><small></small>||MLSTP/<wbr/>PSD
|Jorge Bom Jesus
|Centre-left<br/>to left-wing
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|Democratic Convergence Party/MDFM–UDD<br/><small></small>||PCD/<wbr/>MDFM-UDD
|Leonel Mário d'Alva
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|Movement of Independent Citizens – Socialist Party<br/><small></small>||MCI–PS
|António Monteiro
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Other parties
- Liberal Democratic Order (Ordem Liberal Democrata)
- Force for Change Democratic Movement – Liberal Party (Movimento Democrático das Forças da Mudança – Partido Liberal)
- Christian Democratic Front (Frente Democrática Cristã)
- São Toméan Workers Party (Partido Trabalhista Santomense)
- Social Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Social)(defunct)
- Uê Kédadji coalition (defunct)
- Democratic Renovation Party (Partido da Renovação Democrática)
- National Union for Democracy and Progress (União Nacional para a Democracia e Progresso)
- Opposition Democratic Coalition (Coligaçao Democrática da Oposiçao)
- People's Party of Progress (Partido Popular do Progresso)
- Social Renewal Party (Partido da Renovação Social)
- National Platform for Development (Plataforma Nacional para Desenvolvimento)
- Stability and Social Progress Party (Partido da Estabilidade e Progresso Social)
- Social Democratic Movement - Green Party of São Tomé and Príncipe (Movimento Social Democrata - Partido Verde São Tomé and Príncipe)
Exiled political parties (defunct)
- Independent Democratic Union of São Tomé and Príncipe (União Democrãtica Independente de São Tomé e Príncipe)
- National Democratic Action of São Tomé and Príncipe (Acção Democrática Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe)
- National Resistance Front of São Tomé and Príncipe (Frente de Resistência Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe)
- National Resistance Front of São Tomé and Príncipe-Renewal (Frente de Resistência Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe-Renovada)
See also
- Politics of São Tomé and Príncipe
- List of political parties by country