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

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2021 Parliamentary election

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Movement for Democracy110,12150.0238–2
African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde87,06339.5530+1
Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union19,8349.014+1
Labour and Solidarity Party2,0880.9500
People's Party7560.3400
Social Democratic Party2710.1200
Total220,133100.00720
Valid votes220,13397.56
Invalid/blank votes5,5092.44
Total votes225,642100.00
Registered voters/turnout392,89957.43
Source: CNE

2016 Presidential election

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Jorge Carlos FonsecaMovement for Democracy93,01074.09
Albertino GraçaIndependent28,25622.51
Joaquim MonteiroIndependent4,2783.41
Total125,544100.00
Valid votes125,54497.99
Invalid/blank votes2,5732.01
Total votes128,117100.00
Registered voters/turnout361,22135.47
Source: DGAPE

See also

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