2011 Cape Verdean presidential election

2011 Cape Verdean presidential election

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Registered	304,621
Turnout	53.50% (first round), 59.87% (second round)
Nominee Jorge Carlos Fonseca Manuel Inocêncio Sousa Party MpD PAICV Popular vote 97,735 82,379 Percentage 54.26% 45.74%
President before election Pedro Pires PAICV Elected President Jorge Carlos Fonseca Movement for Democracy

Politics of Cape Verde
Constitution Human rights
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 7 August 2011, with a second round run-off on 21 August.^[1] The result was a victory for Jorge Carlos Fonseca of the Movement for Democracy, who received 54% of the vote in the second round.^[1]