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1991 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

Field	Value
country	Cape Verde
flag_year	1975
type	parliamentary
previous_election	1985 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
previous_year	1985
next_election	1995 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
next_year	1995
seats_for_election	All 79 seats in the National Assembly of Cape Verde
majority_seats	40
election_date	13 January 1991
registered	166,818
turnout	75.3%
image1	Carlos Veiga 1993.png
leader1	Carlos Veiga
party1	Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde)
popular_vote1	78,454
percentage1	66.4%
seats1	56
seat_change1	New
image2	Pedro Pires 1990.png
leader2	Pedro Pires
party2	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde
popular_vote2	39,673
percentage2	33.6%
seats2	23
seat_change2	60
title	Prime Minister
before_election	Pedro Pires
before_party	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde
after_election	Carlos Veiga
after_party	Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde)
map_image	Mapa_de_las_elecciones_parlamentarias_de_Cabo_Verde_de_1991.svg

Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 13 January 1991, the country's first multi-party elections, having previously been a one-party state with the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) as the sole legal party. The number of seats was reduced from 83 to 79. The result was a victory for the Movement for Democracy, which won 56 of the 79 seats. Voter turnout was 75.3%.

Results

References

[http://africanelections.tripod.com/cv.html Elections in Cape Verde] African Elections Database
Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p198 {{ISBN. 0-19-829645-2

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