Eleições presidenciais de 2021 em São Tomé e Príncipe: “Povo põe, Povo tira”, “povo tira, povo põe”

Based on the 2021 presidential elections in São Tomé and Príncipe, this text focuses political confrontation archipelago, largely determined by long-term strategy of Patrice Trovoada, head ADI, a politician far from land but decisively influential as none other, including those MLSTP, independence party. The description analysis electoral processes show how programmatic doctrinal contents have long been abandoned favor adherence to solutions focused personalities, object adhesion or rejection expressed elections. This happened recent that, permeated legal litigation, dragged end July beginning September 2021. results successive are episodic volatile expression desire for more democratic authoritarian nature. Regardless promises respect democracy law, it is possible that vox populi supports an governance asserts itself guided intention instill order, which appears requirement desired economic growth wealth.