At stake in this election:

• The office of President of Cape Verde

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Antonio MASCARENHAS Monteiro
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Carlos Alberto Wahnon de Carvalho VEIGA
• Assembly: Cape Verde has a unicameral National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) with 72 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
• In the National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) 72 members are elected by popular vote.

Main Candidates in the Second Round of the Presidential race:

• Pedro PIRES
  • Party: African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde
• Carlos VEIGA
  • Party: Movement for Democracy

Main Candidates in the First Round of the Presidential race:

• Pedro PIRES
  • Party: African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV)
• Carlos VEIGA
  • Party: Movement for Democracy (MPD)
• Jorge Carlos FONSECA
  • Party: Independent Candidate
• David Hopffer ALMADA
  • Party: Independent Candidate

Last Presidential election:

• Presidential Elections were last held on February 18, 1996.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 447,357 (2001)
• Registered Voters: 260,275 ( 2002 )

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 230,998 (2001)

·         Is Cape Verde a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Cape Verde ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (5 December 1980)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: No

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 8 (following 2001 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 122 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A

Disability Data:

·         Is Cape Verde a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Caper Verde ratified CRPD: Yes (10 October 2011)

·         Population with a disability: 67,103 (est.)