Elections in Cape Verde
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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
[edit]Presidental
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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José Maria Neves | African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde | 96,035 | 51.79 | |
Carlos Veiga | Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde) | 78,603 | 42.39 | |
Casimiro de Pina | Independent | 3,345 | 1.80 | |
Fernando Rocha Delgado | Independent | 2,518 | 1.36 | |
Helio Sanches | Independent | 2,134 | 1.15 | |
Gilson Alves | Independent | 1,410 | 0.76 | |
Joaquim Monteiro | Independent | 1,403 | 0.76 | |
Total | 185,448 | 100.00 |