1996 Cape Verdean presidential election

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

Legislature
  • National Assembly
    President: Jorge Santos
Judiciary
  • Supreme Court of Justice
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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

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

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