2006 Cape Verdean parliamentary election explained

Election Name:2006 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
Country:Cape Verde
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2001 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
Previous Year:2001
Next Election:2011 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
Next Year:2011
Seats For Election:All 72 seats in the National Assembly of Cape Verde
Majority Seats:37
Election Date:22 January 2006
Registered:322.725
Turnout:54.18%
Image1:Jm neves.jpg
Leader1:José Maria Neves
Party1:African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde
Popular Vote1:88,965
Percentage1:52.28%
Seats1:41
Seat Change1: 1
Leader2:Carlos Veiga
Party2:Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde)
Popular Vote2:74,909
Percentage2:44.02%
Seats2:29
Seat Change2: 1
Leader3:António Monteiro
Party3:UCID
Popular Vote3:4,495
Percentage3:2.64%
Seats3:2
Prime Minister
Before Election:José Maria Neves
Before Party:African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde
After Election:José Maria Neves
After Party:African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde

Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 22 January 2006. The result was a victory for the ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) run by José Maria Neves, which won 41 of the 72 seats in the National Assembly.[1] Second was the Movement for Democracy (Mpd) and third was Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union (UCID) led by João Santos dos Luís.

Campaign

The PAICV and the MpD (led by Ulisses Correia e Silva) were the only parties to nominate a candidate in every constituency.

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Notes and References

  1. http://africanelections.tripod.com/cv.html Elections in Cape Verde