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

2011 Parliamentary election

Party Votes % Seats +/–
African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde117,96752.6838–3
Movement for Democracy94,67442.2732+3
Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union9,8424.3920
Labour and Solidarity Party1,0400.460New
Social Democratic Party4290.1900
Invalid/blank votes2,990
Total226,942100720
Registered voters/turnout298,56776.01
Source: African Elections Database

2016 Presidential election

Candidate Party Votes %
Jorge Carlos FonsecaMovement for Democracy93,01074.08
Albertino GraçaIndependent28,25622.51
Joaquim MonteiroIndependent4,2783.41
Invalid/blank votes2,573
Total128,117100
Registered voters/turnout361,22135.47
Source: DGAPE
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