| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 72 seats in the National Assembly of Cape Verde 37 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Registered | 392,899 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 57.43% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 18 April 2021.
The incumbent prime minister, Ulisses Correia e Silva of the Christian democratic Movement for Democracy (MpD) party, sought reelection after five years of government.[2] His main contender was Janira Hopffer Almada, of the moderate socialist African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV), who would become the first woman to reach the office of Prime Minister if elected.[3]
The two parties have been the dominant political forces in Cape Verde since its democratization, but several newer parties are taking part in the election.[4]
The 72 members of the National Assembly are elected from 16 multi-member constituencies ranging in size from 2 to 15 seats. The elections are held using closed list proportional representation, with seats allocated using the d'Hondt method.[5]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Movement for Democracy | 110,121 | 50.02 | 38 | –2 | |
African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde | 87,063 | 39.55 | 30 | +1 | |
Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union | 19,834 | 9.01 | 4 | +1 | |
Labour and Solidarity Party | 2,088 | 0.95 | 0 | 0 | |
People's Party | 756 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | |
Social Democratic Party | 271 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 220,133 | 100.00 | 72 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 220,133 | 97.56 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 5,509 | 2.44 | |||
Total votes | 225,642 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 392,899 | 57.43 | |||
Source: CNE |