2011 Cape Verdean presidential election
# 2011 Cape Verdean presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde on 7 August 2011, with a second round run-off on 21 August. The result was a victory for Jorge Carlos Fonseca of the Movement for Democracy, who received 54% of the vote in the second round.

## Campaign

Four candidates contested the elections:

* Manuel Inocêncio Sousa, a former Foreign Minister and the candidate of the ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV).
* Aristides Lima, President of the National Assembly. A member of the PAICV, he ran without its support.
* Jorge Carlos Fonseca, another former Foreign Minister, and the candidate of the opposition Movement for Democracy.
* Joaquim Monteiro, an independent.

## Results

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Jorge Carlos Fonseca | Movement for Democracy | 60,887 | 37.79 | 97,735 | 54.26 |
| | Manuel Inocêncio Sousa | African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde | 52,612 | 32.66 | 82,379 | 45.74 |
| | Aristides Lima | Independent | 44,648 | 27.71 | | |
| | Joaquim Jaime Monteiro | Independent | 2,958 | 1.84 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 161,105 | 100.00 | 180,114 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 161,105 | 98.86 | 180,114 | 98.77 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,855 | 1.14 | 2,249 | 1.23 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 162,960 | 100.00 | 182,363 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 304,621 | 53.50 | 304,621 | 59.87 |
| Source: African Elections Database |||||||
