2011 Cape Verdean presidential election

2011 Cape Verdean presidential election

7 August 2011 (first round) 21 August 2011 (second round)
Registered	304,621
Turnout	53.50% (first round), 59.87% (second round)
Nominee Jorge Carlos Fonseca Manuel Inocêncio Sousa Party MpD PAICV Popular vote 97,735 82,379 Percentage 54.26% 45.74%
President before election Pedro Pires PAICV Elected President Jorge Carlos Fonseca Movement for Democracy

Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde on 7 August 2011, with a second round run-off on 21 August. The result was a victory for Jorge Carlos Fonseca of the Movement for Democracy, who received 54% of the vote in the second round.

Campaign

Four candidates contested the elections:

• Manuel Inocêncio Sousa, a former Foreign Minister and the candidate of the ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV).
• Aristides Lima, President of the National Assembly. A member of the PAICV, he ran without its support.
• Jorge Carlos Fonseca, another former Foreign Minister, and the candidate of the opposition Movement for Democracy.
• Joaquim Monteiro, an independent.

Results

Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Jorge Carlos Fonseca	Movement for Democracy	60,887	37.79	97,735	54.26
	Manuel Inocêncio Sousa	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	52,612	32.66	82,379	45.74
	Aristides Lima	Independent	44,648	27.71
	Joaquim Jaime Monteiro	Independent	2,958	1.84
Total			161,105	100.00	180,114	100.00
Valid votes			161,105	98.86	180,114	98.77
Invalid/blank votes			1,855	1.14	2,249	1.23
Total votes			162,960	100.00	182,363	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			304,621	53.50	304,621	59.87
Source: African Elections Database