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.
Latest elections
2011 Parliamentary election
| 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
| 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 | ||||
