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.
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Registered | 260,209 | ||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 58.95% | ||||||||||||||||
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Results
Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
Pedro Pires | African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde | 61,646 | 46.53 | 75,827 | 50.00 | |
Carlos Veiga | Movement for Democracy | 60,719 | 45.83 | 75,815 | 50.00 | |
Jorge Carlos Fonseca | Democratic Alliance for Change | 5,142 | 3.88 | |||
David Hopffer Almada | Independent | 4,989 | 3.77 | |||
Total | 132,496 | 100.00 | 151,642 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 132,496 | 98.51 | 151,642 | 98.85 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,999 | 1.49 | 1,764 | 1.15 | ||
Total votes | 134,495 | 100.00 | 153,406 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 260,221 | 51.68 | 260,209 | 58.95 | ||
Source: African Elections Database |
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