Elections in Cape Verde
Elections in Cape Verde gives information on election and election results in Cape Verde. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.
Cape Verde elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. The National Assembly (Portuguese: Assembleia Nacional) has 72 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation. Cape Verde has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
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Latest elections[edit]
2011 Parliamentary election[edit]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde | 117,967 | 52.68 | 38 | –3 |
| Movement for Democracy | 94,674 | 42.27 | 32 | +3 |
| Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union | 9,842 | 4.39 | 2 | 0 |
| Labour and Solidarity Party | 1,040 | 0.46 | 0 | New |
| Social Democratic Party | 429 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,990 | – | – | – |
| Total | 226,942 | 100 | 72 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 298,567 | 76.01 | – | – |
| Source: African Elections Database | ||||
2011 Presidential election[edit]
| Candidates (parties) | 1st round | 2nd round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Jorge Carlos Fonseca (Movement for Democracy) | 60,887 | 37.79% | 97,735 | 54.26% |
| Manuel Inocêncio Sousa (African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde) | 52,612 | 32.66% | 82,379 | 45.74% |
| Aristides Lima (independent) | 44,648 | 27.71% | ||
| Joaquim Jaime Monteiro (independent) | 2,958 | 1.84% | ||
| Total (turnout 53.5%/59.9%) | 161,105 | 100.00 | 180,114 | 100.00 |
| Source: National Electoral Commission | ||||
Past elections[edit]
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