2006 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 22 January 2006. The result was a victory for the ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) run by José Maria Neves, which won 41 of the 72 seats in the National Assembly.[1] Second was the Movement for Democracy (Mpd) and third was Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union (UCID) led by João Santos dos Luís.
Registered322,767
Turnout54.17%
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22 January 2006
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| Turnout | 54.17% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Campaign
The PAICV and the MpD (led by Ulisses Correia e Silva) were the only parties to nominate a candidate in every constituency.
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde | 88,989 | 52.30 | 41 | +1 | |
| Movement for Democracy | 74,910 | 44.02 | 29 | –1 | |
| Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union | 4,495 | 2.64 | 2 | – | |
| Democratic Renewal Party | 1,097 | 0.64 | 0 | 0 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 672 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 170,163 | 100.00 | 72 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 170,163 | 97.33 | |||
| Invalid votes | 3,500 | 2.00 | |||
| Blank votes | 1,167 | 0.67 | |||
| Total votes | 174,830 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 322,767 | 54.17 | |||
| Source: [2] | |||||
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