Evaristo Carvalho is the new president of Sao Tome and Principe after the the Constitutional Court decalred the final results on Friday.
Sao Tome: Court officially declares Carvalho president
Carvalho who was the ruling party’s candidate and one time prime minister won the first round of the presidential election with 50.1% of the votes against the incumbent President Manuel Pinto da Costa, who boycotted the second round.
The inauguration of the new president is scheduled for September 3 in Sao Tome.
The small African archipelago of barely 200,000 inhabitants has suffered harsh economic conditions with 90% dependency on international aid. The former Portuguese colony is located in the resource-rich Gulf of Guinea but is yet to discover commercially viable oil that would further boost its economy.