2016 Cape Verdean presidential election

Re-election of Jorge Carlos Fonseca Cape Verde presidential 2011 Cape Verdean presidential election 2011 2021 Cape Verdean presidential election 2021 2 October 2016 361,221 35.47% 2019-05-06 Empfang Jorge Carlos Fonseca-1188 (cropped).jpg Jorge Carlos Fonseca Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde) 93,010 74.08% 3x4.svg Albertino Graça Independent politician 28,256 22.51% President Jorge Carlos Fonseca Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde) Jorge Carlos Fonseca Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde) Elecciones presidenciales de Cabo Verde, 2016.svg Results by constituency Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde on 2 October 2016.Global elections calendar https://web.archive.org/web/20151022232515/https://www.ndi.org/electionscalendar 2015-10-22 NDI Incumbent President Jorge Carlos Fonseca of the Movement for Democracy (MpD) was re-elected with 74% of the vote. Electoral system The President of Cape Verde is elected using the two-round system.Cape Verde IFEShttp://www.news24.com/Africa/News/president-fonseca-eyes-second-term-in-cape-verde-vote-20161002 President Fonseca eyes second term in Cape Verde vote 2016-10-02 2019-02-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20190207121953/https://www.news24.com/Africa/News/president-fonseca-eyes-second-term-in-cape-verde-vote-20161002 dead Candidates Jorge Carlos Fonseca was looking to secure his second term and was the favourite to win as the main opposition party the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) failed to present a candidate after their disappointing loss in the parliamentary elections in March and municipal elections in September. Fonseca, representing the MpD, faced two independent candidates, Joaquim Monteiro and Albertino Graça.http://www.africanews.com/2016/10/02/polls-open-in-cape-verde-s-presidential-election/ Polls open in Cape Verde's presidential election AfricaNews 2016-10-02 Africanews 2016-10-02 Campaign Campaigning was temporarily suspended on 22 September following the death of the country's ex-president António Mascarenhas Monteiro.http://pulse.ng/world/in-cape-verde-presidential-campaign-suspended-id5500654.html In Cape Verde: Presidential campaign suspended - World - Pulse AFP Pulse News Agency International By 2016-10-05 2016-10-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20161006144319/http://pulse.ng/world/in-cape-verde-presidential-campaign-suspended-id5500654.html dead Monteiro was the country's first democratically elected president and was also a member of the MpD. All public events and rallies were suspended for 4 days until 26 September.https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/32641064/presidential-campaign-suspended-in-cape-verde/#page1 Presidential campaign suspended in Cape Verde 2016-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20161006051243/https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/32641064/presidential-campaign-suspended-in-cape-verde/#page1#page1 2016-10-06 dead Results Jorge Carlos Fonseca Movement for Democracy 93010 Albertino Lopes da Graça Independent 28256 Joaquim Jaime Monteiro Independent 4278 1088 1485 361221 Boletim Oficial14 October 2016 Boletim Oficial da República de Cabo Verde, Serie I, No. 59 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gUX1_ghQymy_u8DYRZkqGtG87bl-7Xm6/view Boletim Oficial da República de Cabo Verde 2011–2012 Reactions African Union – The 29 member AU observer team headed by Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo cited the election as an exemplary example of a transparent election.https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/32792870/president-fonseca-wins-second-term-in-cape-verde-vote/#page1 President Fonseca wins second term in Cape Verde vote 2016-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20161004171420/https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/32792870/president-fonseca-wins-second-term-in-cape-verde-vote/#page1#page1 2016-10-04 dead References Cape Verde Presidential Category:Presidential elections in Cape Verde Cape Verde