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
Presidential
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Maria Neves | African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde | 96,035 | 51.79 | |
| Carlos Veiga | Movement for Democracy | 78,603 | 42.39 | |
| Casimiro de Pina | Independent | 3,345 | 1.80 | |
| Fernando Rocha Delgado | Independent | 2,518 | 1.36 | |
| Hélio Sanches | Independent | 2,134 | 1.15 | |
| Gilson dos Santos Alves | Independent | 1,410 | 0.76 | |
| Joaquim Monteiro | Independent | 1,403 | 0.76 | |
| Total | 185,448 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 185,448 | 96.92 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,592 | 0.83 | ||
| Blank votes | 4,295 | 2.24 | ||
| Total votes | 191,335 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 398,690 | 47.99 | ||
| Source: Boletim Oficial | ||||
Parliamentary
 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde | 90,660 | 48.04 | 37 | +7 | |
| Movement for Democracy | 84,458 | 44.75 | 33 | −5 | |
| Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union | 9,812 | 5.20 | 2 | −2 | |
| People Work and Solidarity | 3,268 | 1.73 | 0 | 0 | |
| People's Party | 529 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 188,727 | 100.00 | 72 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 188,727 | 97.62 | |||
| Invalid votes | 1,893 | 0.98 | |||
| Blank votes | 2,709 | 1.40 | |||
| Total votes | 193,329 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 416,096 | 46.46 | |||
| Source: CNE | |||||