2011 Cape Verdean presidential election

Election of Jorge Carlos Fonseca Cape Verde presidential 2006 Cape Verdean presidential election 2006 2016 Cape Verdean presidential election 2016 7 August 2011 (first round)21 August 2011 (second round) 304,621 53.50% (first round)59.87% (second round) Jorge Carlos Fonseca 2014-08-05.jpg Jorge Carlos Fonseca Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde) 97,735 54.26% 3x4.svg Manuel Inocêncio Sousa African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde 82,379 45.74% 300px First round results by constituency 300px Second round results by constituency 2 President Pedro Pires African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde Jorge Carlos Fonseca Movement for Democracy Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde on 7 August 2011, with a second round run-off on 21 August.Elections in Cape Verde https://web.archive.org/web/20110717190543/http://africanelections.tripod.com/cv.html 2011-07-17 African Elections Database The result was a victory for Jorge Carlos Fonseca of the Movement for Democracy, who received 54% of the vote in the second round. Campaign Four candidates contested the elections:New president to be elected Der Standard, 5 August 2011 de Manuel Inocêncio Sousa, a former Foreign Minister and the candidate of the ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV). Aristides Lima, President of the National Assembly. A member of the PAICV, he ran without its support. Received support of the Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union and the Labour and Solidarity Party. Jorge Carlos Fonseca, another former Foreign Minister, and the candidate of the opposition Movement for Democracy. Joaquim Monteiro, an independent. Results Jorge Carlos Fonseca Movement for Democracy 60887 97735 Manuel Inocêncio Sousa African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde 52612 82379 Aristides Lima Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union–Labour and Solidarity Party 44648 Joaquim Jaime Monteiro Independent 2958 845 767 996 1482 304621 304621 Boletim Oficial29 August 2011 Boletim Oficial da República de Cabo Verde, Serie I, No. 29 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sfRqaR5k4SYVwqO3Q8IjVbqWqNiaMHsc/view Boletim Oficial da República de Cabo Verde 1046–10474 September 2011 Boletim Oficial da República de Cabo Verde, Serie I, No. 29 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pVF2IDjuY0c72G6QBHjelw5hdgIzxSe5/view Boletim Oficial da República de Cabo Verde 2–3 References Category:Presidential elections in Cape Verde Cape Verde Presidential