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Cape Verde
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
Primary executive
Head of government
Cape Verde
Head of state and presidential race
The current office holder and the people seeking, exploring or being mentioned for the same head-of-state contest.
Next presidential election
PartialNo scheduled election
2026 Cape Verdean presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state · Planned
- Candidates
- 0
- Registered
- 0
- Polls
- 0
- Forecasts
- 0
Presidential candidates and possible opponents
Pre-registration statuses are shown exactly as sourced. A person is marked registered only after confirmation by the electoral authority.
No verified contender has been attached to the next presidential contest yet.Partial
Candidate–opponent strategy evidence
A directional comparison and factual public-message frame for each sourced pair in the same contest.
Preliminary evidence scenario, not a prediction or guarantee of an electoral result. It uses public sources, makes no causal claim and uses no demographic microtargeting. Methodology
There is not enough compatible, sourced evidence to publish a pairwise analysis for this contest yet.
Indexed party landscape
Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.
- Tracked parties
- 17
- Active in source
- 5
- Historical in source
- 2
- parties shown
- 17
- Founded
- 1981
- Founded
- 1994
- Founded
- 1990
- Founded
- 1956
- Founded
- 1981
Democratic Alliance for Change
Party Unknown
Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union
Party Unknown
Democratic Convergence Party
Party Unknown
Democratic Renewal Party
Party Unknown
Espaço Democrático
Party Unknown
Modernize São Vicente Movement
Party Unknown
Movement for Democracy
Party Unknown
More parties (5)
People Work and Solidarity
Party Unknown
Social Democratic Party
Party Unknown
Union of the People of the Cape Verde Islands
Party Unknown
- Founded
- 1995
- Founded
- 2000
Legislature
PartialNational Assembly of Cape Verde
Elections
Partial2026 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
May 17, 2026
Completed
2021 Cape Verdean presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state
Oct 17, 2021
Completed
2021 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Apr 18, 2021
Completed
2016 Cape Verdean presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state
Oct 2, 2016
Completed
2016 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Mar 20, 2016
Completed
2011 Cape Verdean presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state
Aug 7, 2011
Completed
2011 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Feb 6, 2011
Completed
2006 Cape Verdean presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state
Feb 12, 2006
Completed
2006 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Jan 22, 2006
Completed
2001 Cape Verdean presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state
Feb 11, 2001
Completed
2001 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Jan 14, 2001
Completed
1996 Cape Verdean presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state
Feb 18, 1996
Completed
1995 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Dec 17, 1995
Completed
1991 Cape Verdean presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state
Feb 17, 1991
Completed
1991 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Jan 13, 1991
Completed
1985 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Dec 7, 1985
Completed
1980 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Dec 7, 1980
Completed
1975 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Jun 30, 1975
Completed
2026 Cape Verdean presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state
No scheduled election
Planned
Candidates
Partial2016 Cape Verdean presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 2, 2016
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde
1975 Cape Verdean parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Jun 30, 1975
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
1991 Cape Verdean presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Feb 17, 1991
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
1996 Cape Verdean presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Feb 18, 1996
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2001 Cape Verdean presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Feb 11, 2001
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2006 Cape Verdean presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Feb 12, 2006
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2011 Cape Verdean presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Aug 7, 2011
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
Sources
3
- 1Inter-American Development Bank Database of Political Institutions 2023CC-BY-4.0 · Aug 9, 2026
- 2WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
- 3Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026
Political world map
Western Africa
Cape VerdePrimary executive: José Maria NevesPartial
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