Sao Tome president bows out of runoff vote
The president of west African island nation of Sao Tome and Principe has bowed out of the second round of the presidential elections slated for next Sunday.
President Manuel Pinto da Costa's challenge was unsuccessful in the first round of voting on July 17, after he came second to former Prime Minister Evaristo Carvalho.
He called for the process to be scrapped, saying there had been electoral fraud, but his bid was rejected by the court.
Carvalho, the candidate of the ruling Independent Dem…
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