2001 Cape Verdean presidential election

2001 Cape Verdean presidential election

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Registered	260,209
Turnout	51.68% (first round), 58.95% (second round)
Nominee Pedro Pires Carlos Veiga Party PAICV MpD Popular vote 75,827 75,815 Percentage 50.004% 49.996%
President before election António Mascarenhas Monteiro PAICV Elected President Pedro Pires PAICV

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
Judiciary Supreme Court of Justice
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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.