Cape Verdean presidential election, 2001

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Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde on 11 February 2001, with a second round on 25 February after no candidate achieved outright victory in the first round. The result was a victory for Pedro Pires of the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde, who defeated Carlos Veiga of the Movement for Democracy by just twelve votes.[1] Pires, a former Prime Minister, took office on 22 March 2001, replacing António Mascarenhas Monteiro, who stood down after completing two terms in office.

They were the first presidential elections broadcast on television in Cape Verde. They were shown on TCV, the channel that first aired a year after the previous elections, as well as being covered on the RCV radio station.

Results

Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Pedro PiresAfrican Party for the Independence of Cape Verde61,64646.52 75,82750.00
Carlos VeigaMovement for Democracy60,71945.8375,81550.00
Jorge Carlos FonsecaDemocratic Alliance for Change5,1423.88
David Hopper AlmadaIndependent4,9893.77
Invalid/blank votes1,9991,764
Total134,495100153,406100
Registered voters/turnout260,22151.7260,20959.0
Source: African Elections Database

References

  1. Elections in Cape Verde African Elections Database
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