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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.
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Latest elections
2006 Parliamentary election
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (Partido Africano da Independência de Cabo Verde) | 88,965 | 52.28 | 41 |
| Movement for Democracy (Movimento para a Democracia) | 74,909 | 44.02 | 29 |
| Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union (União Caboverdiana Independente e Democrática) | 4,495 | 2.64 | 2 |
| Democratic Renewal Party (Partido da Renovação Democrática) | 1,097 | 0.64 | - |
| Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Democrático) | 702 | 0.41 | - |
| Total (turnout 54.0%) | 170,168 | 100.00 | 72 |
| Source: National Electoral Commission. | |||
2006 Presidential election
| Candidates, Nominating parties | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Pedro Pires, African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde | 86,583 | 50.98 |
| Carlos Veiga, Movement for Democracy | 83,241 | 49.02 |
| Total (turnout 53.1%) | 169,824 | 100.00 |
| Source: National Electoral Commission. | ||
Past elections
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