1996 Cape Verdean presidential election
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| Registered | 207,146 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 43.5% | ||||||||||||||||
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Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde on 18 February 1996. Only one candidate, incumbent António Mascarenhas Monteiro of the Movement for Democracy, contested the election. He was re-elected with around 92.1% of the vote. Voter turnout was 43.5%.[1]
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| António Mascarenhas Monteiro | Movement for Democracy | 81,821 | 92.1 |
| Against | 7,012 | 7.9 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,884 | – | |
| Total | 90,177 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 207,146 | 43.5 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||
References
- ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p201 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
