Cape Verdean parliamentary election, 2011

Parliamentary elections were held Cape Verde on 6 February 2011. The result was a victory for the ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV), led by Prime Minister Jose Maria Neves, which won 38 of the 72 seats in the National Assembly.^[1]

Results

Although technical problems prevented a prompt announcement of official results, it quickly became clear that PAICV had won a parliamentary majority, and Veiga conceded defeat on 7 February 2011. The opposition's immediate acceptance of defeat, prior to an official announcement, was viewed as a sign of the strength of democracy in Cape Verde.^[2]

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

References

1. Elections in Cape Verde African Elections Database
2. Cape Verde opposition concedes election defeat, Reuters 7 February 201.