2001 Cape Verdean presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde on 11 February 2001, with a second round on 25 February after no candidate achieved outright victory in the first round. The result was a victory for Pedro Pires of the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde, who defeated Carlos Veiga of the Movement for Democracy by just twelve votes.^[1] Pires, a former Prime Minister, took office on 22 March 2001, replacing António Mascarenhas Monteiro, who stood down after completing two terms in office.

2001 Cape Verdean presidential election

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Registered	260,209
Turnout	51.68% (first round), 58.95% (second round)
Nominee Pedro Pires Carlos Veiga Party PAICV MpD Popular vote 75,827 75,815 Percentage 50.004% 49.996%
President before election António Mascarenhas Monteiro PAICV Elected President Pedro Pires PAICV

Results

Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Pedro Pires	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	61,646	46.53	75,827	50.00
	Carlos Veiga	Movement for Democracy	60,719	45.83	75,815	50.00
	Jorge Carlos Fonseca	Democratic Alliance for Change	5,142	3.88
	David Hopffer Almada	Independent	4,989	3.77
Total			132,496	100.00	151,642	100.00
Valid votes			132,496	98.51	151,642	98.85
Invalid/blank votes			1,999	1.49	1,764	1.15
Total votes			134,495	100.00	153,406	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			260,221	51.68	260,209	58.95
Source: African Elections Database