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Cabo Verde

Leadership

Portrait of Francisco Carvalho
Francisco Carvalho
Prime Minister
Nha Terra Nha Cretcheu · Photo source · CC BY 3.0
Portrait of José Maria Neves
José Maria Neves
President
Ricardo Stuckert / Presidency of Brazil · Photo source · CC BY 2.0

Took office in June 2026 after the PAICV won a parliamentary majority. Profile source

National government

The PAICV won 37 of 72 parliamentary seats in May 2026. Official parliamentary results

CABO VERDE · ELECTIONS & REPRESENTATION

Votes, seats & parliament

Dated source snapshot

Explore Cabo Verde’s recorded parliamentary results and how each chamber is selected. Leadership portraits appear above; the charts below show seats reported in the linked election records.

Chambers recorded11 not marked suspended in this source
Directly elected1Other chambers may use a different selection method
Results coverage1 / 1Chambers with a party-seat breakdown

These are dated election records, not live chamber membership. By-elections, vacancies, appointments and changes of party may alter the current composition. A seat total can cover only the seats allocated in that result; it does not automatically represent the full statutory chamber.

Directly elected

National Assembly

Recorded selection · 17 May 2026

72seats shown
African Party for the Independence of Cabo Verde (PAICV)37
Movement for Democracy (MpD)33
Union for an Independent Democratic Cape Verde (UCID)2

Each seat icon represents one reported seat. Colours distinguish parties within this chart; the arc is a visual grouping, not a seating plan.

Largest allocation in this resultAfrican Party for the Independence of Cabo Verde (PAICV)37 of 72 reported seats. This alone does not identify a governing coalition.

Next recorded renewal projection31 May 2031A source projection, not a confirmed polling-day announcement.
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Regional election maps require separately verified geographic results. National seat totals are shown here without inferring regional winners.

Inter-Parliamentary Union: Parliamentary elections, November 2026. Terms of use · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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