Cape Verdean presidential election, 1996

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Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde on 18 February 1996. Only one candidate, incumbent António Mascarenhas Monteiro of the Movement for Democracy, contested the election. He was re-elected with around 92.1% of the vote. Voter turnout was 43.5%.[1]

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
António Mascarenhas MonteiroMovement for Democracy81,82192.1
Against7,0127.9
Invalid/blank votes1,884
Total90,177100
Registered voters/turnout207,14643.5
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p201 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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