By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RFI
Cape Verdeans are choosing their president on 15 November from six candidates, including the outgoing head of state from the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV), who is seeking a new five-year term. He is facing, among others, the representative of the MpD, the main opposition party for thirty years, according to RFI.
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The November 15 presidential election in Cape Verde is taking place amid tensions, with 419,448 registered voters and 145 international observers.
13 Nov419,448 registered voters for Cape Verde’s presidential election11 NovCape Verde’s 15 November presidential election under strain7 Nov145 international observers to monitor Cape Verde presidential electionMore than 419,000 Cape Verdean voters will vote on Sunday 15 November to elect the next president of the Republic. Six candidates are running, including incumbent President José Maria Neves, who is seeking a second term. About 150 observers, including a CPLP mission, will monitor the vote, according to Rádio Moçambique.
🇨🇻 Cape Verde · Source: Rádio Moçambique ·
Cape Verdean President José Maria Neves is favoured to win a second term in Sunday’s presidential election against Joana Rosa. He faces five other candidates in the first round and leads voting intentions, according to Le Monde.
🇨🇻 Cape Verde · Source: Sowetan ·
According to polling firm Swiss Poll International, published on Saturday, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has 28% of presidential preferences against 37% for President William Ruto. Among opposition candidates, he has 45%, well ahead of Senator Edwin Sifuna on 28%, according to the same poll, which says it is not a projected result.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Tuko ·
One hundred and forty-five international observers from five organisations have arrived or are expected in Cape Verde to monitor the presidential election on 15 November. The mission includes 77 ECOWAS observers and 37 from the African Union, with monitoring of voting and counting, according to Cape Verde's National Electoral Commission.
🇨🇻 Cape Verde · Source: Expresso das Ilhas ·
Cape Verde election: Some polling stations lack membersOn the eve of Sunday’s presidential election, Cape Verde’s electoral commission reports difficulties in staffing some polling stations after members withdrew for health reasons. Its president, Maria do Rosário Gonçalves, says every station will have at least three members by the end of the day through replacements, according to A Nação.
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