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
Presidental
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| José Maria Neves | African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde | 96,035 | 51.79 |
| Carlos Veiga | Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde) | 78,603 | 42.39 |
| Casimiro de Pina | Independent | 3,345 | 1.80 |
| Fernando Rocha Delgado | Independent | 2,518 | 1.36 |
| Helio Sanches | Independent | 2,134 | 1.15 |
| Gilson Alves | Independent | 1,410 | 0.76 |
| Joaquim Monteiro | Independent | 1,403 | 0.76 |
| Total | 185,448 | 100.00 |
Parliamentary
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde) | 110,121 | 50.02 | 38 |
| African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde | 87,063 | 39.55 | 30 |
| Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union | 19,834 | 9.01 | 4 |
| Labour and Solidarity Party | 2,088 | 0.95 | 0 |
| People's Party | 756 | 0.34 | 0 |
| Social Democratic Party (Cape Verde) | 271 | 0.12 | 0 |
| Total | 220,133 | 100.00 | 72 |
See also
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