2011 Cape Verdean presidential election

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7 August 2011 (first round)
21 August 2011 (second round)

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Registered

304,621

Turnout

53.50% (first round), 59.87% (second round)


Nominee	Jorge Carlos Fonseca	Manuel Inocêncio Sousa
Party	MpD	PAICV
Popular vote	97,735	82,379
Percentage	54.26%	45.74%

President before election

Pedro Pires
PAICV

Elected President

Jorge Carlos Fonseca
Movement for Democracy

Politics of Cape Verde


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Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde on 7 August 2011, with a second round run-off on 21 August. The result was a victory for Jorge Carlos Fonseca of the Movement for Democracy, who received 54% of the vote in the second round.

Campaign

Four candidates contested the elections:

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
Candidate		Party	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	98.86	180,114	98.77
Invalid/blank votes			1,855	1.14	2,249	1.23
Total votes			162,960	100.00	182,363	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			304,621	53.50	304,621	59.87
Source: African Elections Database

References

^ Elections in Cape Verde African Elections Database
New president to be elected Der Standard, 5 August 2011 (in German)

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