2011 Cape Verdean presidential election 2011 Cape Verdean presidential election ← 2006 7 August 2011 (first round)21 August 2011 (second round) 2016 → Registered304,621Turnout53.50% (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 VerdeConstitution 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 Elections Recent elections Presidential: 20162021 Parliamentary: 20162021 Political parties Administrative divisions Concelhos Freguesias Foreign relations Ministry for Foreign Affairs Minister: Luís Filipe Tavares Diplomatic missions of / in Cape Verde Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Relations with the EU 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] CampaignFour candidates contested the elections:[2] 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. Jorge Carlos Fonseca, another former Foreign Minister, and the candidate of the opposition Movement for Democracy. Joaquim Monteiro, an independent.ResultsCandidatePartyFirst roundSecond roundVotes%Votes%Jorge Carlos FonsecaMovement for Democracy60,88737.7997,73554.26Manuel Inocêncio SousaAfrican Party for the Independence of Cape Verde52,61232.6682,37945.74Aristides LimaIndependent44,64827.71Joaquim Jaime MonteiroIndependent2,9581.84Total161,105100.00180,114100.00Valid votes161,10598.86180,11498.77Invalid/blank votes1,8551.142,2491.23Total votes162,960100.00182,363100.00Registered voters/turnout304,62153.50304,62159.87Source: African Elections DatabaseReferences ^ a b Elections in Cape Verde African Elections Database ^ New president to be elected Der Standard, 5 August 2011 (in German) Elections in Cape VerdePresidential elections 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 Parliamentary elections 1973 1975 1980 1985 1991 1995 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 Local elections 1991 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
