00:00São Tomé and Príncipe's Prime Minister, Américo Ramos, will serve another term at
00:05the helm of the country's government following legislative elections in September.
00:10He was reappointed by President Carlos Villanueva on Thursday, despite his independent Democratic
00:15Action Party coming second in the polls, with 23 of the 55 seats in the National Assembly.
00:22The movement for the liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe came first, winning 24 seats,
00:27but still short of the 28 required for an absolute majority.
00:32The President says that when it failed to provide a guarantee of sufficient parliamentary support
00:37to ensure the stability of government action, he turned to Ramos's party.
00:41The MLSTP has reportedly disputed the claim.
00:45Ramos's government will notably have to address the economic and social difficulties facing
00:49the archipelago.
