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Boundary Delimitation

Cape Verde Cape Verde

BD001

Delimitation of constituencies
Question:Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: 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)
Verified: 2026/04/04
BD003

Criteria for drawing boundaries
Question:On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Answer(s): d. Conformity with local jurisdiction boundaries
Comments:
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)
Verified: 2026/04/04
BD005

Body responsible for drawing boundaries
Question:The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Answer(s): a. Legislature (1st chamber)
Comments: 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)
Verified: 2026/04/04
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