Jorge Carlos Fonseca was looking to secure his second term and was the favourite to win as the main opposition party the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) failed to present a candidate after their disappointing loss in the parliamentary elections in March and municipal elections in September. Fonseca, representing the MpD, faced two independent candidates, Joaquim Monteiro and Albertino Graça.[4]
Campaign
Campaigning was temporarily suspended on 22 September following the death of the country's ex-president António Mascarenhas Monteiro.[5] Monteiro was the country's first democratically elected president and was also a member of the MpD. All public events and rallies were suspended for 4 days until 26 September.[6]
African Union – The 29 member AU observer team headed by Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo cited the election as an exemplary example of a transparent election.[7]
References
^Global elections calendar NDI
^Cape Verde IFES
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^AfricaNews (2016-10-02). "Polls open in Cape Verde's presidential election". Africanews. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
^AFP, Pulse News Agency International By. "In Cape Verde: Presidential campaign suspended - World - Pulse". Retrieved 2016-10-05.
^"Presidential campaign suspended in Cape Verde". Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
^"President Fonseca wins second term in Cape Verde vote". Archived from the original on 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
