2006 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

2006 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

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All 72 seats in the National Assembly of Cape Verde
37 seats needed for a majority
Registered322.725
Turnout54.18%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader José Maria Neves Carlos Veiga António Monteiro
Party PAICV MpD UCID
Seats won 41 29 2
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Steady
Popular vote 88,965 74,909 4,495
Percentage 52.28% 44.02% 2.64%


Prime Minister before election

José Maria Neves
PAICV

Elected Prime Minister

José Maria Neves
PAICV

Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 22 January 2006. The result was a victory for the ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) run by José Maria Neves, which won 41 of the 72 seats in the National Assembly.[1] Second was the Movement for Democracy (Mpd) and third was Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union (UCID) led by João Santos dos Luís.

  1. ^ Elections in Cape Verde African Elections Database