At stake in this election:

• 72 seats in the National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Antonio MASCARENHAS Monteiro
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Carlos Alberto Wahnon de Carvalho VEIGA
• Assembly: Cape Verde has a unicameral National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) with 72 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
• In the National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) 72 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV)
  • Leader: Jose Maria NEVES
  • Seats won in this election: 40
  • Seats won in last election: 21
• Party: Movement for Democracy (MPD)
  • Leader: Carlos VEIGA
  • Seats won in this election: 30
  • Seats won in last election: 50
• Party: Democratic Alliance for Change (ADM)
  • Leader: Eurico MONTEIRO
  • Seats won in this election: 2
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Democratic Renovation Party (PRD)
  • Leader: Jacinto SANTOS
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Social Democratic Party (PSD)
  • Leader: Joao ALEM
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: 0

Last Parliamentary election:

• Parliamentary elections last held: December 17, 1995.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 447,357 (2001)
• Registered Voters: 260,275 (2002)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 230,998 (2001)

·         Is Cape Verde a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Cape Verde ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (5 December 1980)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 8 (following 2001 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 122 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A

Disability Data:

·         Is Cape Verde a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Caper Verde ratified CRPD: Yes (10 October 2011)

·         Population with a disability: 60,201 (est.)