Cape Verde election: Some polling stations lack members
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on A Nação
On 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.
Cape Verde’s National Electoral Commission (CNE) is trying to complete the staffing of some polling stations ahead of the presidential election scheduled for Sunday 15 November. Its president, Maria do Rosário Gonçalves, said on Saturday that some members had resigned from their posts or refused to participate, notably for health reasons, according to the Cape Verdean news agency INFORPRESS.
The CNE is making replacements to ensure at least three members per polling station before voting opens at 08:00. All electoral kits intended for polling stations across the country have already been delivered to their presidents, Maria do Rosário Gonçalves said, according to INFORPRESS.
The distribution of material intended for Cape Verdean voters in Florida and Washington was also disrupted by flight cancellations. The teams responsible for transporting it had to continue their journey by road, with travel estimated at between 12 and 24 hours, according to the CNE.
The 15 November presidential election has 419,448 registered voters and 145 international observers are monitoring the poll. Incumbent President José Maria Neves is considered the favourite to win a second term in information published by A Nação.
