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Délimitation des circonscriptions
BD001
Delimitation of constituencies
Question Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer:
a . Oui
Réponses
The country is divided in constituencies for legislative elections. For presidential elections, the whole country territory forms a single constituency. For municipal elections, constituencies correspond exactly to the territory of each municipality.
Source
Constitution of Cape Verde as amended in 2010, art. 102:
https://www.parlamento.cv/Constituicao/ (2026);
Electoral Law as amended by Law No 56/VII/2010, art. 372, 402, 406, 428:
https://cne.cv/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Codigo-Eleitoral-Lei-n%C2%B0-92-V-99-de-8-de-fevereiro-com-as-sucessivas-alteracoes.pdf (2026)
Vérifié
2026/04/04
BD003
Criteria for drawing boundaries
Question On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Réponses
d . Conformity with local jurisdiction boundaries
Réponses
Source
Electoral Law as amended by Law No 56/VII/2010, art. 406 (2, 3): http://www.parlamento.cv/userfiles/image/site/Leis/Altera%20o%20C%C3%B3digo%20Eleitoral%20-%20texto%20integrante.pdf (2016)
Vérifié
2026/04/04
BD005
Body responsible for drawing boundaries
Question The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Réponses
a . Legislature (1st chamber)
Réponses
The body responsible for defining and approving the constituency boundaries is the National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional).
Source
Constitution of Cape Verde as amended in 2010, art. 102 (2, 3):
https://www.parlamento.cv/Constituicao/ (2026);
Electoral Law as amended by Law No 56/VII/2010, art. 406:
https://cne.cv/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Codigo-Eleitoral-Lei-n%C2%B0-92-V-99-de-8-de-fevereiro-com-as-sucessivas-alteracoes.pdf (2026)
Vérifié
2026/04/04