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1996 Cape Verdean presidential election

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1996 Cape Verdean presidential election

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Registered207,146
Turnout43.79%
 
Nominee António Mascarenhas Monteiro
Party MpD
Popular vote 81,821
Percentage 92.11%

President before election

António Monteiro
MpD

Elected President

António Monteiro
MpD

Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde on 18 February 1996. Only one candidate, incumbent António Mascarenhas Monteiro of the Movement for Democracy, contested the election. He was re-elected with around 92.1% of the vote.[1]

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
António Mascarenhas MonteiroMovement for Democracy81,82192.11
Against7,0127.89
Total88,833100.00
Valid votes88,83397.92
Invalid/blank votes1,8842.08
Total votes90,717100.00
Registered voters/turnout207,14643.79
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p201 ISBN 0-19-829645-2