President of Cape Verde
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is elected using the
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Candidates
Jorge Carlos Fonseca
Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca (; born 20 October 1950) is a
was looking to secure his second term and was the favourite to win as the main opposition party the
African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde
The African Party of Independence of Cape Verde ( pt, Partido Africano da Independência de Cabo Verde, PAICV) is a democratic socialist political party in Cape Verde. It was formerly a Marxist–Leninist communist party and the sole legal par ...
(PAICV) failed to present a candidate after their disappointing loss in the
parliamentary elections
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in March and municipal elections in September. Fonseca, representing the MpD, faced two independent candidates, Joaquim Monteiro and Albertino Graça.
Campaign
Campaigning was temporarily suspended on 22 September following the death of the country's ex-president
António Mascarenhas Monteiro
António Manuel Mascarenhas Gomes Monteiro (; 16 February 1944 – 16 September 2016) was the first democratically elected President of Cape Verde from 22 March 1991 to 22 March 2001.
Early life and education
Born in Ribeira da Barca in 1944 ...
. Monteiro was the country's first democratically elected president and was also a member of the MpD. All public events and rallies were suspended for 4 days until 26 September.
Results
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– The 29 member AU observer team headed by
Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo
:''This name uses Portuguese naming customs. the first or maternal family name is Serifo and the second or paternal family name is Nhamadjo.''
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cited the election as an exemplary example of a transparent election.