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

2021 Parliamentary election

Main article: 2021 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Movement for Democracy	110,121	50.02	38	–2
	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	87,063	39.55	30	+1
	Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union	19,834	9.01	4	+1
	Labour and Solidarity Party	2,088	0.95	0	0
	People's Party	756	0.34	0	0
	Social Democratic Party	271	0.12	0	0
Total		220,133	100.00	72	0
Valid votes		220,133	97.56
Invalid/blank votes		5,509	2.44
Total votes		225,642	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		392,899	57.43
Source: CNE

2016 Presidential election

Main article: 2016 Cape Verdean presidential election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jorge Carlos Fonseca	Movement for Democracy	93,010	74.09
	Albertino Graça	Independent	28,256	22.51
	Joaquim Monteiro	Independent	4,278	3.41
Total			125,544	100.00
Valid votes			125,544	97.99
Invalid/blank votes			2,573	2.01
Total votes			128,117	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			361,221	35.47
Source: DGAPE

See also

• 2016 Cape Verdean local elections
• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

External links

• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• African Elections Database