Cape Verdean presidential election, 2006

Cape Verdean presidential election, 2001

12 February 2006
Registered	323,554
Turnout	61.4%
Nominee Pedro Pires Carlos Veiga Party PAICV MpD Popular vote 86,583 83,241 Percentage 50.98% 49.02%
President before election Pedro Pires PAICV Elected President Pedro Pires PAICV

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Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde on 12 February 2006, the fourth presidential elections since the introduction of multi-party politics in 1990.

In a repeat of the 2001 election, Pedro Pires of the ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) was challenged by former Prime Minister Carlos Veiga of the Movement for Democracy (MpD). In the 2001 presidential run-off, Pires had defeated Veiga by a margin of only 12 votes. In 2006, Pires won another narrow victory, prevailing by about 3,000 votes and slightly surpassing the 50% majority necessary to avoid a run-off.

Results

External links

• National Elections Commission (in Portuguese)

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