The opposition candidate and former Cape Verdean Prime Minister, Jose Neves, has won Sunday’s presidential election, according to provisional results published Monday.
Mr Neves, 61, a member of the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde and head of government from 2001 to 2016, won 51.7 per cent of the vote, an absolute majority needed to be elected, the official results shows. Mr Veiga, 71, another former prime minister from 1991 to 2000, obtained 42.6 per cent of the vote, according to the results. Five other candidates all won less than 2 per cent each.
Cape Verde continues to battle an economic recession after output shrank by 14.8 per cent in 2020, partly due to the country’s dependence on tourism, which accounts for 25 per cent of the economy.Mr Neves said he wants to be a president “who unites, protects and cares.”
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