419,448 voters registered for Cape Verde presidential election
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Expresso das Ilhas
Cape Verde has 419,448 voters registered for the 15 November 2026 presidential election, including 76,383 living abroad. The election will have 1,302 polling stations, according to the Cape Verde National Electoral Commission.
419,448 voters are registered for the Cape Verde presidential election on 15 November 2026, in Cape Verde and among the diaspora, according to the National Electoral Commission (CNE). The electorate comprises 343,065 registered voters in the country and 76,383 abroad.
The election will have 1,302 polling stations, including 1,059 in Cape Verde and 243 among the diaspora, according to the CNE. Santiago Island has the largest share of the electorate, including 91,496 registered voters in the municipality of Praia.
The diaspora has 51,734 voters in the Europe and Rest of the World region, including 28,361 in Portugal and 12,273 in France. The Americas have 14,926 registered voters, including 14,168 in the United States, while 9,723 voters are registered in Africa, according to the CNE.
