| 560,349 | 10 |
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019) |
Elections in our database |
| 347,662 | 55.86% |
Registered Voters (as of Oct. 6, 2016) |
Average Turnout |
Republic of Cabo Verde
| Name | Official Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Cabo Verdean National Assembly | Assembleia Nacional | Assembly |
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Jorge Carlos FONSECA
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e SILVA**
- Assembly: Cape Verde has a unicameral National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) with 72 seats.
** The President appoints the Prime Minister after receiving nominations from the National Assembly.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
- Prime Minister is nominated by the National Assembly.
- In the National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) 72 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms.***
*** There are 16 multi-member constituencies with 2 to 15 seats each, depending on the population. Votes are tabulated using the d'Hondt method.
Elections
| Election For | Date | Votes | Registered Voters | Turn Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo Verdean National Assembly | 2001-01-14 | 141,801 | 260,275 | 54.48% |
| President | 2001-02-11 | 134,495 | 260,275 | 51.67% |
| President | 2001-02-25 | 153,407 | 260,275 | 58.94% |
| Cabo Verdean National Assembly | 2006-01-22 | 174,858 | 322,735 | 54.18% |
| President | 2006-02-12 | 171,819 | 323,554 | 53.1% |
| Cabo Verdean National Assembly | 2011-02-06 | 214,062 | 298,562 | 71.7% |
| President | 2011-08-07 | 162,960 | 304,621 | 53.5% |
| President | 2011-08-21 | 182,363 | 304,621 | 59.87% |
| Cabo Verdean National Assembly | 2016-03-20 | 228,349 | 347,828 | 65.65% |
| President | 2016-10-02 | 123,414 | 347,662 | 35.5% |