Democracy Ratings
Freedom House 2018 |
Score: 1 out of 7 (where lower scores are more democratic) |
Freedom Status: Free |
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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 |
Political System
System of Government | Semi-Presidential System |
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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 |
Results
Last presidential election (2016) | ||
Candidate (Party) | Votes (%) | |
1st round | 2nd Round not Needed | |
Jorge Carlos Fonseca | 74.08 | |
Albertino Graça | 22.51 | |
Joaquim Monteiro | 3.41 |
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 |
Cape Verde on DiA
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