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

Presidential

This template is an excerpt from 2021 Cape Verdean presidential election § Results.[edit]

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

This template is an excerpt from 2026 Cape Verdean parliamentary election § Results.[edit]

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

See also

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

External links

• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• African Elections Database