Cape Verdean local elections, 2012

Last updated March 18, 2019

Local elections were held in Cape Verde on 1 and 22 July 2012.^[1]

Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean. It forms part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira, and the Savage Isles. In ancient times these islands were referred to as "the Islands of the Blessed" or the "Fortunate Isles". Located 570 kilometres (350 mi) west of the Cape Verde Peninsula off the coast of Northwest Africa, the islands cover a combined area of slightly over 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi).

Results

Overall, of the 22 municipalities, the Movement for Democracy (MpD) won in 14 and the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) won in 8. The MpD won two more than in the last elections and the PAICV lost two.^[2] The MpD won 47% of the votes and the PAICV won 40,3% of the votes.^[3] The abstention was 34%, up from 19,4% in the last local elections.^[4]

The Movement for Democracy is a Christian democratic and liberal party in Cape Verde. Established in 1990, it was the ruling party from 1991 to 2001 and returned to power in the 2016 parliamentary election. Its members are nicknamed "os ventoinhas".

The African Party of Independence of Cape Verde is a former socialist party and currently a social-democratic political party in Cape Verde. Its members are nicknamed "os tambarinas" in Portuguese, and they identify themselves with the color yellow.

The MpD won in Boa Vista, Brava, Maio, Paul, Praia, Santa Catarina, São Miguel, São Domingos, São Vicente, Tarrafal and Tarrafal de São Nicolau.^[4]^[5] The PAICV won in Mosteiros, Porto Novo, Ribeira Brava, Santa Cruz, São Filipe, São Lourenço dos Órgãos, São Salvador do Mundo.^[4]^[5]

Boa Vista, also written as Boavista, is a desert-like island that belongs to the Cape Verde Islands. At 631.1 km² (243.7 sq mi), it is the third largest island of the Cape Verde archipelago.

Brava, Cape Verde island of the Cape Verde archipelago

Brava is an island in Cape Verde, in the Sotavento group. At 62.5 km² (24.1 sq mi), it is the smallest inhabited island of the Cape Verde archipelago, but at the same time the greenest. First settled in the early 16th century, its population grew after Mount Fogo on neighbouring Fogo erupted in 1680. For more than a century, its main industry was whaling, but the island economy is now primarily agricultural.

Maio, Cape Verde easternmost of the Sotavento islands; municipality (concelho) of Cape Verde

Maio is the easternmost of the Sotavento islands of Cape Verde. Maio is located south of the island of Boa Vista and east of Santiago. Administratively, the island forms one concelho (municipality): Maio.

Overall results

Municipal (câmara) results

The final results are:^[6]

Municipality	Party	%	Seats	President - Winner	Runner-up	%	Seats
Boa Vista	MpD	59	5	José Pinto Almeida	PAICV	29	0
Brava	MpD	54	5	Orlando Balla	PAICV	44	0
Maio	MpD	54	5	Manuel Jesus Jorge Ribeiro	PAICV	43	0
Mosteiros	PAICV	71	5	Carlos Fernandinho Teixeira	MpD	28	0
Paul	MpD	55	5	António Aleixo Martins	PAICV	42	0
Porto Novo	PAICV	56	7	Rosa Rocha	MpD	41	0
Praia	MpD	63	9	José Ulisses Correia e Silva	PAICV	35	0
Ribeira Brava	PAICV	51	5	Américo Sabino Nascimento	MpD	42	0
Ribeira Grande	MpD	62	7	Orlando Delgado	PAICV	30	0
Ribeira Grande de Santiago	MpD	53	5	Manuel de Pina	PAICV	45	0
Sal	GIMCS	53	7	José Figueiredo	PAICV	40	0
Santa Catarina	MpD	47	5	Francisco Tavares	PAICV	47	4
Santa Catarina do Fogo	PAICV	53	5	João Amado	MpD	46	0
Santa Cruz	PAICV	51	7	Orlando Sanches	MpD	44	0
São Domingos	MpD	53	7	Franklim Tavares	PAICV	44	0
São Filipe	PAICV	36	3	Luís Pires	GIASF	35	2
São Lourenço dos Órgãos	PAICV	60	5	Victor Baessa	MpD	37	0
São Miguel	MpD	53	7	João Gomes Duarte	PAICV	40	0
São Salvador do Mundo	PAICV	57	5	João Batista Pereira	MpD	40	0
São Vicente	MpD	44	4	Augusto Neves	PAICV	30	3
Tarrafal	MpD	53	7	José Pedro Nunes Soares	PAICV	44	0
Tarrafal de São Nicolau	MpD	51	5	José Freitas de Brito	PAICV	46	0

Municipal assembly results

The final results are:^[6]

Municipality	Party	%	Seats	Runner-up	%	Seats
Boa Vista	MpD	59	8	PAICV	29	4
Brava	MpD	54	7	PAICV	44	6
Maio	MpD	53	7	PAICV	45	6
Mosteiros	PAICV	70	10	MpD	27	3
Paul	MpD	54	7	PAICV	43	6
Porto Novo	PAICV	55	10	MpD	42	7
Praia	MpD	61	13	PAICV	36	8
Ribeira Brava	PAICV	49	7	MpD	42	6
Ribeira Grande	MpD	61	11	PAICV	31	5
Ribeira Grande de Santiago	MpD	53	7	PAICV	45	6
Sal	GIMCS	52	9	PAICV	38	7
Santa Catarina	PAICV	47	11	MpD	47	10
Santa Catarina do Fogo	PAICV	52	7	MpD	46	6
Santa Cruz	PAICV	50	9	MpD	43	8
São Domingos	MpD	53	9	PAICV	44	8
São FIlipe	PAICV	36	6	GIASF	35	6
São Lourenço dos Órgãos	PAICV	60	8	MpD	37	5
São Miguel	MpD	53	10	PAICV	39	7
São Salvador do Mundo	PAICV	56	8	MpD	41	5
São Vicente	MpD	42	9	PAICV	30	7
Tarrafal	MpD	53	9	PAICV	43	8
Tarrafal de São Nicolau	MpD	52	7	PAICV	44	6

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Local elections were held in Cape Verde on 18 May 2008.

References

↑ Lusa (2012-07-02). "Cabo Verde/Autárquicas: MpD e PAICV adiam para hoje de manhã comentários sobre eleições". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). Impresa. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
↑ Agência Lusa (2012-07-25). "Cabo Verde/Autárquicas: MpD ganha Câmara após votação polémica em Santa Catarina". Porto Canal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2012-07-25.
↑ Portuguese News Network (2012-07-03). "Cabo Verde: Resultados são um "sinal de descontentamento"". Jornal Digital (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2012-07-25.
1 2 3 Portuguese News Network (2012-07-02). "Cabo Verde: MpD ganha Eleições Autárquicas". Jornal Digital (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2012-07-25.
1 2 Redação (2 July 2012). "Movimento para a Democracia repete vitória eleitoral de 2008". A Bola (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
1 2 Official results Eleições Autárquicas de 2012, National elections commission CNE

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[1] Lusa (2012-07-02). "Cabo Verde/Autárquicas: MpD e PAICV adiam para hoje de manhã comentários sobre eleições". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). Impresa. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2012-07-02.

[pc-2] Agência Lusa (2012-07-25). "Cabo Verde/Autárquicas: MpD ganha Câmara após votação polémica em Santa Catarina". Porto Canal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2012-07-25.

[3] Portuguese News Network (2012-07-03). "Cabo Verde: Resultados são um "sinal de descontentamento"". Jornal Digital (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2012-07-25.

[jd-4] 1 2 3 Portuguese News Network (2012-07-02). "Cabo Verde: MpD ganha Eleições Autárquicas". Jornal Digital (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2012-07-25.

[ab-5] 1 2 Redação (2 July 2012). "Movimento para a Democracia repete vitória eleitoral de 2008". A Bola (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

[cne-6] 1 2 Official results Eleições Autárquicas de 2012, National elections commission CNE

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