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At stake in this election:

  • 72 seats in the National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional)

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Pedro Verona Rodrigues PIRES *
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Jose Maria Pereira Pereira NEVES
  • Assembly: Cape Verde has a unicameral National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) with 72 seats.

* On December 8, 2005, President of the Parliament Aristides Raimundo LIMA became Acting President of the Republic per a constitutional requirement that Pedro PIRES suspend his duties of office while he runs in this election.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
  • In the National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) 72 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

  • Party: African Party for Independence of Cape Verde
    Leader: Jose Maria Pereira NEVES
    Seats won in this election: 41
    Seats won in last election: 40
  • Party: Movement for Democracy / (MPD)
    Leader: Agostinho LOPES
    Seats won in this election: 29
    Seats won in last election: 30
  • Party: Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union / (UCID)********
    Leader: Antonio MONTEIRO
    Seats won in this election: 2
    Seats won in last election: 0
  • Party: Democratic Renovation Party / (PRD)
    Leader: Victor FIDALGO
    Seats won in this election: 0
    Seats won in last election: 0
  • Party: Social Democratic Party / (PSD)
    Leader: Joao ALEM
    Seats won in this election: 0
    Seats won in last election: 0

******** In the last parliamentary election, UCID ran as part of the Democratic Alliance for Change (ADM) coalition which won two seats. The ADM coalition also included the Democratic Convergence Party (PCD) and the Labor and Solidarity Party (PTS). In this election, PCD is running in coalition with MPD, and PTS is running in coalition with PAICV.

Last Parliamentary election:

  • The last parliamentary election was held on January 14, 2001.

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 475,947 (January 2006 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 322,735 (January 2006 )

Last Updated on 01/18/2006

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