2006 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

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All 72 seats in the National Assembly of Cape Verde
37 seats needed for a majority

Registered

322.725

Turnout

54.18%

Prime Minister before election

José Maria Neves
PAICV

Elected Prime Minister

José Maria Neves
PAICV

Politics of Cape Verde


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Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 22 January 2006. The result was a victory for the ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) run by José Maria Neves, which won 41 of the 72 seats in the National Assembly.^[1] Second was the Movement for Democracy (Mpd) and third was Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union (UCID) led by João Santos dos Luís.

Campaign

The PAICV and the MpD (led by Ulisses Correia e Silva) were the only parties to nominate a candidate in every constituency.



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	88,965	52.28	41	+1
	Movement for Democracy	74,909	44.02	29	–1
	Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union	4,495	2.64	2	–
	Democratic Renewal Party	1,097	0.64	0	0
	Social Democratic Party	702	0.41	0	0
Total		170,168	100.00	72	0

Valid votes		170,168	97.32
Invalid/blank votes		4,690	2.68
Total votes		174,858	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		322,735	54.18
Source: African Elections Database