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 | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
Pedro Pires | African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde | 61,646 | 46.52 | 75,827 | 50.00 |
Carlos Veiga | Movement for Democracy | 60,719 | 45.83 | 75,815 | 50.00 |
Jorge Carlos Fonseca | Democratic Alliance for Change | 5,142 | 3.88 | ||
David Hopper Almada | Independent | 4,989 | 3.77 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,999 | – | 1,764 | – | |
Total | 134,495 | 100 | 153,406 | 100 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 260,221 | 51.7 | 260,209 | 59.0 | |
Source: African Elections Database |
References
- ↑ Elections in Cape Verde African Elections Database
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