Elections in Cape Verde

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.

Latest elections

Presidential

CandidatePartyVotes%
José Maria NevesAfrican Party for the Independence of Cape Verde96,03551.79
Carlos VeigaMovement for Democracy (Cape Verde)78,60342.39
Casimiro de PinaIndependent3,3451.80
Fernando Rocha DelgadoIndependent2,5181.36
Helio SanchesIndependent2,1341.15
Gilson AlvesIndependent1,4100.76
Joaquim MonteiroIndependent1,4030.76
Total185,448100.00

Parliamentary

PartyVotes%Seats
Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde)110,12150.0238
African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde87,06339.5530
Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union19,8349.014
Labour and Solidarity Party2,0880.950
People's Party7560.340
Social Democratic Party (Cape Verde)2710.120
Total220,133100.0072

See also

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