Democracy in Cape Verde

Democracy Ratings

Freedom House 2018	Score: 1 out of 7 ^{(where lower scores are more democratic)}	Freedom Status: Free
EIU Democracy Index 2017	Score: 3.61 out of 10 ^{(where higher scores are more democratic)}	World Ranking: =23
Polity IV 2016	Score: 10 ^{(from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic)}	Category: Full Democracy

Freedom House 2018

Score:

1 out of 7

^{(where lower scores are more democratic)}

Freedom Status:

Free

EIU Democracy Index 2017

Score:

3.61 out of 10

^{(where higher scores are more democratic)}

World Ranking:

=23

Polity IV 2016

Score:

^{(from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic)}

Category:

Full Democracy

System of Government	Semi-Presidential System
Presidential Electoral System	Two-round system
Last Presidential Election	2016
Next Presidential Election	2021
Presidential Term Limits	Three, five-year terms(If president runs for third term within five years of their second mandate)
System of Appointment to Legislature	Party list proportional representation
Last Legislative Election	2016
Next Legislative Election	2021
Number of Seats in Legislature	72
Female quota, representation in lower house	Yes: legislated candidate quotas

Last legislative election (2016)
Party	Votes (%)	Seats
Movement for Democracy	54.48	40
African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	38.16	29
Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union	6.87	3
People’s Party	0.34	0
Social Democratic Party	0.1	0
Labour and Solidarity Party	0.05	0