Cape Verde presidential election, 2006
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A presidential election took place in Cape Verde
on 12 February 2006. This was the country's fourth presidential election since the introduction of multiparty politics in 1990.
In a repeat of the 2001 election, two candidates representing Cape Verde's main political parties contested the election. Incumbent President Pedro Pires
of the ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde
(PAICV) was challenged by former Prime Minister Carlos Veiga
of the Movement for Democracy
(MpD). In the 2001 presidential run-off, Pires defeated Veiga by a margin of only 12 votes. In 2006, Pires won another narrow victory, prevailing by about 3,000 votes and slightly surpassing the 50% majority necessary to avoid a run-off.
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
on 12 February 2006. This was the country's fourth presidential election since the introduction of multiparty politics in 1990.
In a repeat of the 2001 election, two candidates representing Cape Verde's main political parties contested the election. Incumbent President Pedro Pires
Pedro Pires
Pedro Verona Rodrigues Pires was the President of Cape Verde from March 2001 to September 2011. Before becoming President, he was Prime Minister from 1975 to 1991....
of the ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde
African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde
The African Party of Independence of Cape Verde is a former socialist party and presently a social-democratic political party in Cape Verde. Its members are nicknamed “os tambarinas” in Portuguese , and they identify themselves with the color yellow.-Forerunner:In 1956, its forerunner, the African...
(PAICV) was challenged by former Prime Minister Carlos Veiga
Carlos Veiga
Carlos Alberto Wahnon de Carvalho Veiga is a Cape Verdean politician. He was Prime Minister of Cape Verde from April 4, 1991 to July 29, 2000, and he unsuccessfully ran for President as the candidate of the Movement for Democracy in 2001 and 2006....
of the Movement for Democracy
Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde)
The Movimento para a Democracia is a ideological liberal party in Cape Verde. It was in power between 1991 and 2001. MPD was created on March 14, 1990, and their first convention was held in November 1990. They won the first elections after the end of the one-party system in Cape Verde, with more...
(MpD). In the 2001 presidential run-off, Pires defeated Veiga by a margin of only 12 votes. In 2006, Pires won another narrow victory, prevailing by about 3,000 votes and slightly surpassing the 50% majority necessary to avoid a run-off.
See also
- President of Cape Verde
- Cape Verde parliamentary election, 2006Cape Verde parliamentary election, 2006A parliamentary election took place in Cape Verde on 22 January 2006. This was the country's fourth legislative election since the introduction of multiparty politics in 1990....
- took place on 22 January - History of Cape VerdeHistory of Cape Verde- Early records :The first written record of Cape Verde can be found in the works "De choreographia" by Pomponius Mela and "Historia naturalis" by Pliny the Elder...