1996 Cape Verdean presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde on 18 February 1996. Only one candidate, incumbent António Mascarenhas Monteiro of the Movement for Democracy, contested the election. He was re-elected with around 92.1% of the vote.^[1]

1996 Cape Verdean presidential election

← 1991 18 February 1996 2001 →
Registered	207,146
Turnout	43.79%
Nominee António Mascarenhas Monteiro Party MpD Popular vote 81,821 Percentage 92.11%
President before election António Monteiro MpD Elected President António Monteiro MpD

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	António Mascarenhas Monteiro	Movement for Democracy	81,821	92.11
Against			7,012	7.89
Total			88,833	100.00
Valid votes			88,833	97.92
Invalid/blank votes			1,884	2.08
Total votes			90,717	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			207,146	43.79
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p201 ISBN 0-19-829645-2