1996 Cape Verdean presidential election

1996 Cape Verdean presidential election

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Registered	207,146
Turnout	43.79%
Nominee António Mascarenhas Monteiro Party MpD Popular vote 81,821 Percentage 92.11%
President before election António Monteiro MpD Elected President António Monteiro MpD

Politics of Cape Verde
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Executive President José Maria Neves Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva Cabinet
Legislature National Assembly President: Jorge Santos
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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.^[1]