2011 Cape Verdean presidential election
7 August 2011 (first round)
21 August 2011 (second round) | |||||||||||||||||
| Registered | 304,621 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 53.50% (first round) 59.87% (second round) | ||||||||||||||||
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Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde on 7 August 2011, with a second round run-off on 21 August.[1] The result was a victory for Jorge Carlos Fonseca of the Movement for Democracy, who received 54% of the vote in the second round.[1]
Campaign
Four candidates contested the elections:[2]
- Manuel Inocêncio Sousa, a former Foreign Minister and the candidate of the ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV).
- Aristides Lima, President of the National Assembly. A member of the PAICV, he ran without its support.
- Jorge Carlos Fonseca, another former Foreign Minister, and the candidate of the opposition Movement for Democracy.
- Joaquim Monteiro, an independent.
Results
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Jorge Carlos Fonseca | Movement for Democracy | 60,887 | 37.79 | 97,735 | 54.26 | |
| Manuel Inocêncio Sousa | African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde | 52,612 | 32.66 | 82,379 | 45.74 | |
| Aristides Lima | Independent | 44,648 | 27.71 | |||
| Joaquim Jaime Monteiro | Independent | 2,958 | 1.84 | |||
| Total | 161,105 | 100.00 | 180,114 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 161,105 | 98.87 | 180,114 | 98.77 | ||
| Invalid votes | 845 | 0.52 | 767 | 0.42 | ||
| Blank votes | 996 | 0.61 | 1,482 | 0.81 | ||
| Total votes | 162,946 | 100.00 | 182,363 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 304,621 | 53.49 | 304,621 | 59.87 | ||
| Source: CNE, CNE | ||||||
References
- ^ a b Elections in Cape Verde African Elections Database
- ^ New president to be elected Der Standard, 5 August 2011 (in German)