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Politics of Cape Verde. Politics of Cape Verde takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, [1] whereby the Prime Minister of Cape Verde is the head of government and the President of the Republic of Cape Verde is the head of state, and of a multi-party system. [2] [3] Executive power is exercised by the ...
Politics of Cape Verde. Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde on 17 October 2021. [1] The result was a victory for José Maria Neves of the opposition African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV), who received 51.8% of the vote. [2]
This article lists the presidents of Cape Verde, an island country in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa, since the establishment of the office of president in 1975. Aristides Pereira was the first person to hold the office, taking effect on 8 July 1975. The incumbent is José Maria Neves, having taken office on 9 November 2021.
José Maria Pereira Neves ( Portuguese: [ʒuˈzɛ mɐˈɾiɐ pɨˈɾejɾɐ ˈnɛvɨʃ]; born 28 March 1960) is a Cape Verdean politician who is currently the president of Cape Verde, [1] having previously served as the Prime Minister of Cape Verde from 2001 to 2016. He is a member of the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV).
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. Electoral system. The 72 members of the National Assembly are elected from 16 multi-member constituencies ranging in size from 2 to 15 seats.
Cape Verde is an island nation, part of the Macaronesian group of islands of the Atlantic Ocean and was a Portuguese colony during the colonial era between 1460 and 1975. EU-Cape Verde relations are founded on the EU/Cape Verde Special Partnership, agreed in 2007, building on six pillars: [1] Good governance. Security/stability.
This article lists political parties in Cape Verde. Cape Verde has a two-party system , which means that there are two dominant political parties (PAICV and MpD), with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca GCNSC ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒɔɾʒɨ ˈkaɾluʒ ðɨ alˈmɐjðɐ fõˈsekɐ]; born 20 October 1950) [1] is a Cape Verdean politician, lawyer and university professor who served as the President of Cape Verde from 2011 to 2021. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1991 to 1993.