2026 Cape Verdean presidential election
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2026 Cape Verdean presidential election
| country = Cape Verde
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2021 Cape Verdean presidential election
| previous_year = 2021
| next_election = 2031 Cape Verdean presidential election
| next_year = 2031
| election_date = October 2026
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| party1 = African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde
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| party2 = Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde)
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| title = President
| before_election = José Maria Neves
| before_party = African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde
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| map_caption = Results by municipality
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Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Cape Verde in October 2026.{{Cite web |title=Cape Verdean Presidential Election, 2026 |url=https://poliglobe.com/election/1321}}
Background
PAICV candidate José Maria Neves was elected president in the first round with over 51% of the vote in 2021. This was the first time the PAICV won a presidential election since 2006, when Pedro Pires was re-elected president for a second term.{{cite web |title=José Maria Neves eleito Presidente da República |url=https://www.rfi.fr/pt/cabo-verde/20211017-projec%C3%A7%C3%B5es-apontam-jos%C3%A9-maria-neves-como-novo-presidente-da-rep%C3%BAblica |access-date=20 October 2021 |website=Radio France Internationale |language=Portuguese}}{{cite web |last1=Rodrigues |first1=Julio |date=October 18, 2021 |title=Opposition candidate Neves wins Cape Verde election |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/opposition-candidate-neves-wins-cape-verde-election-2021-10-18/ |access-date=20 October 2021 |website=Reuters}}{{cite web |last1=Dos Santos |first1=Nélio |date=18 October 2021 |title=José Maria Neves: "É uma grande vitória do povo de Cabo Verde" |url=https://www.dw.com/pt-002/jos%C3%A9-maria-neves-%C3%A9-uma-grande-vit%C3%B3ria-do-povo-de-cabo-verde/a-59534109 |access-date=20 October 2021 |website=Deutsche Welle |language=Portuguese}} The government is meanwhile is headed by MpD, with Ulisses Correa e Silva as prime minister in what is known as a cohabitation.{{Cite web |last=mozambique |title=New Cape Verde president vows to work with rival prime minister |url=https://clubofmozambique.com/news/new-cape-verde-president-vows-to-work-with-rival-prime-minister-203246/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=Mozambique |language=en-US}}
Electoral system
The president was elected using the two-round system by registered voters residing in the country and abroad.{{Cite web |title=Elections: Cape Verde Presidential August 2011 Round 2 |url=https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2201/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703182719/http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2201/ |archive-date=3 July 2017 |access-date=14 February 2021 |website=IFES Election Guide}}{{Cite web |title=President Fonseca eyes second term in Cape Verde vote |url=http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/president-fonseca-eyes-second-term-in-cape-verde-vote-20161002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207121953/https://www.news24.com/Africa/News/president-fonseca-eyes-second-term-in-cape-verde-vote-20161002 |archive-date=7 February 2019 |access-date=2 October 2016 |website=News24}}Eligible candidates must be citizens "of Cape Verdean origin, who hold no other nationality"; over 35 years of age on the date of candidacy; and have resided in the country for three years prior to that date. The application to register as a candidate must be presented to the Constitutional Court for approval, and requires the signatures of at least 1,000 and at most 4,000 electors.{{Cite web |date=27 July 2021 |title=Cabo Verde: Presidenciais a 17 de outubro e eventual 2.ª volta no dia 31 |url=https://www.noticiasaominuto.com/mundo/1803800/cabo-verde-presidenciais-a-17-de-outubro-e-eventual-2-volta-no-dia-31 |access-date=16 August 2021 |website=Notícias ao Minuto |language=pt}}
References
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