2016 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

2016 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

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72 seats in the National Assembly
37 seats needed for a majority
Registered347,622
Turnout65.97%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Ulisses Correia e Silva Janira Hopffer Almada António Delgado Monteiro
Party MpD PAICV UCID
Leader's seat Santiago Sul Santiago Sul São Vicente
Last election 32 seats 36 seats 2 seats
Seats won 40 29 3
Seat change Increase 8 Decrease 9 Increase 1
Popular vote 122,881 86,078 15,488
Percentage 54.48% 38.16% 6.87%


Prime Minister before election

José Maria Neves
PAICV

Elected Prime Minister

Ulisses Correia e Silva
Movement for Democracy

Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 20 March 2016.[1] The ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV), led by Janira Hopffer Almada, was defeated by the Movement for Democracy (MpD), led by Ulisses Correia e Silva.[2]