Politics of Cape Verde

It declares that the government is the "organ that defines, leads, and executes the general internal and external policy of the country" and is responsible to the National Assembly.

The opposition party, the Movement for Democracy (Movimento para a Democracia, MpD), won the legislative elections, and formed the government.

Also in the legislative branch, the National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) has 72 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation.

Movement for Democracy (MpD) ousted the ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) for the first time in 15 years in the 2016 parliamentary election.

[8] In April 2021, the ruling centre-right Movement for Democracy (MpD) of Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva, won the parliamentary election.

[9] In October 2021, opposition candidate and former prime minister, José Maria Neves of PAICV, won Cape Verde's presidential election.

In October 2000, a female judge who was known for taking strict legal measures in cases of domestic violence was transferred from the capital to the countryside.

In addition the right of victims to compensation and recovery for pain and mental suffering are overlooked, due both to the low damage assessments imposed and ineffective enforcement of court sentences.

36/V/97 was promulgated on August 25, 1997, regulating the "Statute of Lusophone Citizen", concerning nationals from any country member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (article 2), stating in its article 3 that "The lusophone citizen with residence in Cape Verde is recognized the active and passive electoral capacity for municipal elections, under conditions of the law.

The lusophone citizen with residence in Cape Verde has the right to exercise political activity related to his electoral capacity.

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