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Independent Democratic Action Acção Democrática Independente | |
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| Abbreviation | ADI |
| Leader | Patrice Trovoada |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Ideology | Liberalism Christian democracy |
| Political position | Centre tocentre-right[1] |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| National Assembly | 30 / 55 |
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TheIndependent Democratic Action (Portuguese:Acção Democrática Independente) is apolitical party inSão Tomé and Príncipe. It was established in 1994 by the then presidentMiguel Trovoada and is a politicallycentrist party.
It took part in the29 July 2001 presidential elections, in which its candidate,Fradique de Menezes, won 55.2% of the vote and was elected president. After the elections Fradique de Menezes joined a new party – theForce for Change Democratic Movement-Liberal Party. In thelegislative election held on 3 March 2002, the Independent Democratic Action was the main party in theUê Kédadji alliance, that won 16.2% of the popular vote and 8 out of 55 seats. It left this alliance and won in the2006 election 11 out of 55 seats. In the July 2006presidential election, its leaderPatrice Trovoada ran as the only major opposition candidate, but he was defeated by Menezes.
Trovoada became Prime Minister in February 2008, but was defeated in a May 2008 vote of confidence proposed by theMovement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party (MLSTP/PSD), and in June Menezes asked the MLSTP/PSD to form a new government.[2] The ADI denounced Menezes' designation of the MLSTP/PSD to form a government as unconstitutional, arguing that it was too late in the parliamentary term to do so, and it took the matter to the Supreme Tribunal of Justice.[3]
Evaristo Carvalho has been the President of São Tomé and Príncipe from 2016 to 2021, after defeating the incumbent President Manuel Pinto da Costa in the2016 elections. President Carvalho was also Vice president of the ruling Independent Democratic Action party (ADI). Patrice Trovoada was Prime Minister from 2014 to 2018 as the leader of Independent Democratic Action party (ADI).[4]
The party's political bureau as of May 25, 2019, is composed of:[5]
| Year | Candidate | 1er | 2nd | ||||
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| Voice | % | Rang | Voice | % | Rang | ||
| 1996 | Miguel Trovoada | 15,334 | 41,40 | 1er | 35,112 | 52,70 | 1er |
| 2001 | Fradique de Menezes | 25,896 | 55,18 | 1er | - | ||
| 2006 | Patrice Trovoada | 22,339 | 38,80 | 2e | - | ||
| 2011 | Evaristo Carvalho | 13,125 | 21,79 | 2e | 31,287 | 47,12 | 2nd |
| 2016 | Evaristo Carvalho | 34,522 | 49,88 | 1er | 42,058 | 100 | 1er |
| 2021 | Carlos Vila Nova | 32,022 | 39,47 | 1er | 45,481 | 57,54 | 1er |
Since 1994, the Independent Democratic Action party has had a parliamentary group.
| Year | Results | Seats | Rang | Government | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | ||||
| 1994 | 6,660 | 26,27 | 14 / 55 | 2e | |
| 1998 | 8,222 | 28,30 | 16 / 55 | 2e | |
| 2002 | 6,398 | 16,20 | 5 / 55 | 3e | Opposition (coalitionUê Kédadji) |
| 2006 | 10,678 | 20,50 | 11 / 55 | 3e | Opposition Government majority Opposition |
| 2010 | 29,588 | 43,13 | 26 / 55 | 1er | Government majority Opposition |
| 2014 | 35,267 | 52,58 | 33 / 55 | 1er | Government majority |
| 2018 | 32,805 | 41,81 | 25 / 55 | 1er | Opposition |
| 2022 | 36,549 | 46,81 | 30 / 55 | 1er | Government majority |
