2006 Cape Verdean presidential election

2006 Cape Verdean presidential election

12 February 2006
Registered	323,554
Turnout	53.10%
Nominee Pedro Pires Carlos Veiga Party PAICV MpD Popular vote 86,583 83,241 Percentage 50.98% 49.02%
President before election Pedro Pires PAICV Elected President Pedro Pires PAICV

Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde on 12 February 2006, the fourth presidential elections since the introduction of multi-party politics in 1990.

In a repeat of the 2001 election, Pedro Pires of the ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) was challenged by former Prime Minister Carlos Veiga of the Movement for Democracy (MpD). In the 2001 presidential run-off, Pires had defeated Veiga by a margin of only 12 votes. In 2006, Pires won another narrow victory, prevailing by about 3,000 votes and slightly surpassing the 50% majority necessary to avoid a run-off.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Pedro Pires	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	86,583	50.98
	Carlos Veiga	Movement for Democracy	83,241	49.02
Total			169,824	100.00
Valid votes			169,824	98.84
Invalid/blank votes			1,995	1.16
Total votes			171,819	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			323,554	53.10
Source: African Elections Database

External links

• National Elections Commission (in Portuguese)