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Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 20 March 2016. The ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV), led by Janira Hopffer Almada, was defeated by the Movement for Democracy (MpD), led by Ulisses Correia e Silva.
Electoral system
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.
Campaign
A total of 551 candidates ran for election, including 173 women.
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Movement for Democracy | 122,881 | 54.48 | 40 | +8 | |
| African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde | 86,078 | 38.16 | 29 | –9 | |
| Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union | 15,488 | 6.87 | 3 | +1 | |
| People's Party | 777 | 0.34 | 0 | New | |
| Social Democratic Party | 232 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Labour and Solidarity Party | 107 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 225,563 | 100.00 | 72 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 225,563 | 98.35 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,774 | 1.65 | |||
| Total votes | 229,337 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 347,622 | 65.97 | |||
| Source: CNE | |||||
List of elected MPs
Reactions
- African Union: The African Union team of 20 observers declared that the elections held were fair and conducted in a peaceful and free manner. The AU also commended the government in creating the legal atmosphere for the press to conduct their business freely.
References
- Global elections calendar NDI
- "Opposition returns to power in Cape Verde after 15 years", Agence France-Presse, 20 March 2016.
- Electoral system IPU
- Cabo Verde/Eleições: Cento e 73 candidatos a deputados são mulheres Archived 3 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine Angop, 14 March 2016
- "African Union observer mission to the legislative elections of 20 March 2016 in the Republic of Cabo Verde". TheNigerianVoice. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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