Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 18 April 2021.
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All 72 seats in the National Assembly of Cape Verde 37 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 392,899 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 57.43% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editThe incumbent prime minister, Ulisses Correia e Silva of the Christian democratic Movement for Democracy (MpD) party, sought reelection after five years of government.[2] His main contender was Janira Hopffer Almada, of the moderate socialist African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV), who would become the first woman to reach the office of Prime Minister if elected.[3]
The two parties have been the dominant political forces in Cape Verde since its democratization, but several newer parties are taking part in the election.[4]
Electoral system
editThe 72 members of the National Assembly are elected from 13 multi-member constituencies ranging in size from 2 to 15 seats. Three of the 13 multi-member constituencies are for diaspora voters in Africa, the Americas and Europe. The elections are held using closed list proportional representation, with seats allocated using the d'Hondt method.[5]
Results
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| 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 | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Resultados". Eleicoes. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Opposition returns to power in Cape Verde after 15 years" Archived 12 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Agence France-Presse, 20 March 2016.
- ^ "Cabo Verde Parliamentary Elections: April 18, 2021 and Presidential Election: October 17, 2021". 21votes. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Traditional parties face upset by newcomers in Cape Verde". Africanews. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ Electoral system Archived 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine IPU
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