Cape Verde Votes for President as Incumbent Neves Faces First Female Candidate
Cape Verde voted in a presidential election on November 15, with incumbent José Maria Neves facing the West African island nation's first female presidential candidate, former justice minister Joana Rosa, in a campaign focused on creating more jobs for young people. Situated more than 600 km (373 miles) west of mainland Africa, the former Portuguese colony is home to around 500,000 people, with a larger number of Cape Verdeans living overseas, mainly in the United States and Portugal.
Neves, who was prime minister for 15 years and became president in 2021, is from Cape Verde's oldest political party, the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV), which won 37 out of 72 seats in legislative elections in May, allowing Francisco Carvalho to become prime minister. Polls opened at 8 a.m. (0900 GMT) and were set to close at 6 p.m. (1900 GMT), with official provisional results expected in two or three days.
Under Cape Verde's election rules, if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, the two top candidates will compete in a runoff on November 29. Emigration and ties with the diaspora featured alongside youth employment among the central campaign issues.
Source: Reuters
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