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- General elections will be held in Cape Verde on October 17. The outgoing President Jorge Carlos Fonseca indicated that the run-off will take place on October 31
- The presidential decree setting the dates for the runoff was issued on July 27. It went into effect immediately.
General elections will be held in Cape Verde on October 17. The outgoing President Jorge Carlos Fonseca indicated that the run-off will take place on October 31. The presidential decree setting the dates for the runoff was issued on July 27. It went into effect immediately.
The schedule has been a subject of discussion since January 2021. The municipal elections were held in October 2020. The legislative elections were organized in April this year. The electoral commission has guaranteed a free and fair poll even as the preparations continue.
Cape Verde’s largest political parties are the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) and the Movement for Democracy (MPD). Both parties nominated José Maria Neves and Carlos Veiga respectively. These parties dominated the country’s political scene for nearly three decades. José Maria Neves who is a former Cape Verdean prime minister was elected three times between 2001 and 2016. This time around also, he is expected to win the elections. is touted to win this election. He has also held several political positions nad very wide political experience.
The last presidential elections were held on October 2, 2016. Constitutionalist Jorge Carlos Fonseca of the Movement for Democracy (MPD) was re-elected with 74% of the vote. That was his second term. As per the constitution, a candidate cannot have more than two terms as president.
