Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde on 7 August 2011, with a second round run-off on 21 August.Elections in Cape Verde African Elections Database The result was a victory for Jorge Carlos Fonseca of the Movement for Democracy, who received 54% of the vote in the second round.
Campaign Four candidates contested the elections:New president to be elected Der Standard, 5 August 2011 Manuel Inocêncio Sousa, a former Foreign Minister and the candidate of the ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV). Aristides Lima, President of the National Assembly. A member of the PAICV, he ran without its support. Received support of the Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union and the Labour and Solidarity Party. Jorge Carlos Fonseca, another former Foreign Minister, and the candidate of the opposition Movement for Democracy. Joaquim Monteiro, an independent.
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