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 "place": "São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe",
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 "headline": "Government Formation Halted",
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  "Vila Nova hesitates over government formation in São Tomé, per Africamonitor.net.",
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   "title": "São Tomé and Príncipe: Vila Nova Hesitates Over Government Formation",
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