2001 Cape Verdean presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde on 11 February 2001, with a second round on 25 February after no candidate achieved outright victory in the first round. The result was a victory for Pedro Pires of the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde, who defeated Carlos Veiga of the Movement for Democracy by just twelve votes.[1] Pires, a former Prime Minister, took office on 22 March 2001, replacing António Mascarenhas Monteiro, who stood down after completing two terms in office.

2001 Cape Verdean presidential election

25 February 2001
Registered260,209
Turnout58.95%
 
Nominee Pedro Pires Carlos Veiga
Party PAICV MpD
Popular vote 75,827 75,815
Percentage 50.004% 49.996%

President before election

António Mascarenhas Monteiro
PAICV

Elected President

Pedro Pires
PAICV

Results

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Pedro PiresAfrican Party for the Independence of Cape Verde61,64646.5375,82750.00
Carlos VeigaMovement for Democracy60,71945.8375,81550.00
Jorge Carlos FonsecaDemocratic Alliance for Change5,1423.88
David Hopffer AlmadaIndependent4,9893.77
Total132,496100.00151,642100.00
Valid votes132,49698.51151,64298.85
Invalid/blank votes1,9991.491,7641.15
Total votes134,495100.00153,406100.00
Registered voters/turnout260,22151.68260,20958.95
Source: African Elections Database

References

  1. Elections in Cape Verde African Elections Database
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