Cape Verde
Country Data
| System | Parliamentary |
|---|---|
| Head of State | José Maria Pereira Neves |
| Prime Minister | Jose Ulisses Correia e Silva |
| Size of Cabinet | 18 |
| Parliament | unicameral |
| National Assembly | Assembleia Nacional |
| Seats in NA | 72 |
| Parties in NA | 3 |
| Female MPs in NA | 48.58% |
| Term of National Assembly | 5 years |
| Term of President | 5 years |
| Constitution | 1992 |
| Number of NA Elections held | 7 |
| Number of PE held | 7 |
| Next NA Elections | 2026 |
| Next Presidential Elections | 2026 |
List of cabinet
| Reference | Role/Ministry | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Head of State | President | José Maria Pereira Neves |
| Head of Government | Prime Minister | José Ulisses Correia e Silva |
| Finance | Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Minister of Digital Economy | Olavo Correia |
| Foreign | Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Regional Integration | Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares |
| Defense | Minister of State Defense of National Defence and Minister of Territorial Cohesion | Janine Tatiana Santos Lélis |
| Health | Minister of Health | Arlindo Nascimento do Rosário |
| Justice | Minister of Justice | Joana Gomes Rosa Amado |
| Agriculture/Environment | Minister of Agriculture and Environment | Gilberto Gilberto Correia Carvalho Silva |
| Energy/Economy | Minister of Industry, Trade and Energy | Alexandre Dias Monteiro |
| Education | Minister of Education | Amadeu Cruz |
| Minister of Tourism and Transport | Carlos Jorge Duarte Santos | |
| Others | Minister of State, Family Inclusion and Social Development | Fernando Elísio Freire |
| Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and of Parliamentary Affairs | Filomena Mendes Gonçalves | |
| Minister of Internal Administration | Paulo Augusto Costa Rocha | |
| Minister of Culture and Creative Industries and Minister of Sea | Abraão Aníbal Barbosa Vicente | |
| Minister of infrastructure, Spatial Planning and Housing | Eunice Andrade da Silva Spencer Lope | |
| Minister of Communities | Jorge Santos | |
| Minister of State, Modernization and Public Administration | Edna Manuela Miranda de Oliveira | |
| Minister of Sports and Youth | Carlos Monteiro |
Main political party
| Name of party | Foundation | Times Elected to NA | Times Won at NA | Times Won at PE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Movement for Democracy (MpD) | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
| African Party for the Independence of Cabo Verde (PAICV) | 1956 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Union for an Independent Democratic Cape Verde (UCID) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Last NA elections results
| NA elections/Parties winning seats | Seats |
|---|---|
| 2021 | |
| Movement for Democracy (MpD) | 38 |
| African Party for the Independence of Cabo Verde (PAICV) | 30 |
| Union for an Independent Democratic Cape Verde (UCID) | 4 |
| Number of parties winning seats | 3 |
| Number of parties contesting | 6 |
| Female MPs | 48.58% |
| Voter turnout | 57.46% |
Last Presidential elections results
| Presidential elections | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Party | ||
| Jose Maria Pereira Neves | PAICV | 51.7% | |
| Carlos Alberto Wahnon de Carvalho Veiga | MpD | 42.4% | |
| Casimiro De Pina | Indp | 1.81% | |
| 4 others | Indp | 4% | |
| Total no of candidates | |||
| Voter Turnout | 48% |
Voting System
- PE: President directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term)
- NA: Members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms
Source: CIA World Factbook