2021 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 18 April 2021.

2021 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

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All 72 seats in the National Assembly of Cape Verde 37 seats needed for a majority
Registered	392,899
Turnout	57.43%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Ulisses Correia e Silva Janira Hopffer Almada António Delgado Monteiro Party MpD PAICV UCID Leader's seat Santiago Sul Santiago Sul São Vicente Seats before 40 29 3 Seats won 38[1] 30[1] 4[1] Seat change 2 1 1 Popular vote 110,121 87,063 19,834 Percentage 48.8% 38.6% 8.8% Swing 5.68pp 0.44pp 1.93pp
Prime Minister before election Ulisses Correia e Silva Movement for Democracy Elected Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva Movement for Democracy

Background

The incumbent prime minister, Ulisses Correia e Silva of the Christian democratic Movement for Democracy (MpD) party, sought reelection after five years of government.^[2] His main contender was Janira Hopffer Almada, of the moderate socialist African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV), who would become the first woman to reach the office of Prime Minister if elected.^[3]

The two parties have been the dominant political forces in Cape Verde since its democratization, but several newer parties are taking part in the election.^[4]

Name PM

Party	Name
MpD	Ulisses Correia e Silva
PAICV	Janira Hopffer Almada
UCID	António Monteiro
PTS	Claudio Sousa
PP	Amândio Barbosa Vicente
PSD	João Além

Electoral system

The 72 members of the National Assembly are elected from 13 multi-member constituencies ranging in size from 2 to 15 seats. Three of the 13 multi-member constituencies are for diaspora voters in Africa, the Americas and Europe. The elections are held using closed list proportional representation, with seats allocated using the d'Hondt method.^[5]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Movement for Democracy	110,121	50.02	38	−2
	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	87,063	39.55	30	+1
	Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union	19,834	9.01	4	+1
	Labour and Solidarity Party	2,088	0.95	0	0
	People's Party	756	0.34	0	0
	Social Democratic Party	271	0.12	0	0
Total		220,133	100.00	72	0
Valid votes		220,133	97.56
Invalid/blank votes		5,509	2.44
Total votes		225,642	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		392,899	57.43
Source: CNE