Cabo Verde

National Assembly

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes
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Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Background

Election date(s)
18 Apr 2021
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature
No information available
Timing of election
Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections
30 Apr 2026
Number of seats at stake
72
Scope of elections
Full renewal

Candidates

Number of parties contesting the election
6
Total number of candidates
597
Number of male candidates
307
Number of female candidates
290
Percentage of women candidates
48.6%

Voter turnout

Registered voters
392,899
Voters
225,761
Voter turnout
57.5%

Results

About the election

Prime Minister José Ulisses Correia e Silva’s Movement for Democracy (MpD) retained a majority in the 72-member National Assembly, winning 38 seats. This was eight more than the African Party for the Independence of Cabo Verde (PAICV), led by Ms. Janira Hopffer Almada. The 2021 elections were held following three consecutive years of drought and the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic severely affected the country’s tourist-driven economy, triggering recession in 2020. During election campaigning, the major parties pledged to provide COVID-19 vaccinations and to diversify the economy.

Number of parties winning seats
3
Percentage of parties winning seats
50.0%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition
52.8%
Alternation of power after elections
No
Number of parties in government
1
Names of parties in government
Movement for Democracy (MpD)

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group Total
Movement for Democracy (MpD) 38
African Party for the Independence of Cabo Verde (PAICV) 30
Union for an Independent Democratic Cape Verde (UCID) 4
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
45
Number of women elected
27

Notes:

There were 27 women* as at the first session of the newly elected National Assembly, held on 13 May 2021. The number of women increased to 28 after the formation of the new government on 20 May.

*Parliament corrected the number of women elected from 26 to 27 in August 2021. All statistics in Parline, including the Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments for May and June 2021, were retrospectively updated in the same month.

Percentage of women elected
37.5%
Women Directly Elected
27
Other notes on the elections

Note on the gender quota law 68/IX/2019:

- Article 4.1 of Law 68/IX/2019 of 28 November 2019 requires minimum representation of 40% for each of the two sexes on candidate lists for the National Assembly (as well as the Municipal Council and Municipal Assembly).

- Article 4.2 provides for strict alternation between the two sexes on candidate lists.

Sources

New legislature

Total number of men after the election
45
Total number of women after the election
27
Percentage of women after the election
37.5%
First-term parliamentarians
28
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians
38.9%
Date of the first session
13 May 2021

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature
Austelino Tavares Correia (Male)
Date of birth: 08 Aug 1968
Political party
Movement for Democracy (MpD)
Date of election
19 May 2021

Historical data for IPU membership

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Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No