{ "data": { "id": "cape-verde-presidential-2026", "country": "CV", "country_name": "Cape Verde", "date": "2026-11-15", "date_status": "declared", "kind": "presidential", "conditional": null, "timezone": "Atlantic/Cape_Verde", "status": "scheduled", "last_verified_at": "2026-09-24T18:26:36Z", "stale": false, "stale_reason": null, "provenance": { "from": "researcher agent 2026-09-24: Electoral Code (CNE PDF, Lei 56/VII/2010 republication), presidenciais2026.cne.cv, cne.cv/resultados-oficiais, A Nação 31 Jul 2026 (Decree 22/2026), Visão/Lusa 22 Oct 2021, Euronews PT 18 Oct 2021, CNE press release 29 May 2026", "licence": "CC BY 4.0 (Election Index)" }, "url": "https://electionindex.org/election/cape-verde-presidential-2026", "races": [ { "id": "president", "key": "cape-verde-presidential-2026/president", "name": "President", "body": "head-of-state", "seats": null, "polls_close_utc": "2026-11-15T19:00:00Z", "authority": { "id": "cv-cne", "name": "National Elections Commission", "name_local": "Comissão Nacional de Eleições", "role": "electoral-commission", "homepage": "https://cne.cv/", "results_index": "https://cne.cv/resultados-oficiais/", "open_data": null }, "status": "scheduled", "expected_stage_now": null, "observed": false, "final_expected": { "from": "2026-11-16T09:00:00Z", "by": "2026-11-28T00:59:59Z", "confidence": "precedent", "basis": "Electoral Code (Lei 92/V/99 as republished by Lei 56/VII/2010) art. 395: the CNE, sitting as the general counting assembly, does the general count and proclaims the winner, or names the two candidates for the second round. It starts 'às oito horas do dia posterior ao das eleições' (16 Nov, 09:00 UTC), which is the floor. The Code sets no deadline for the presidential proclamation. 2021: the CNE proclaimed the winner on Friday 22 Oct at 17:50 local, day 5 after the 17 Oct vote (Visão/Lusa, 22 Oct 2021). For the May 2026 legislative election the CNE proclaimed on 29 May, day 12 (CNE press release; Expresso das Ilhas, 29 May 2026). The window closes at the end of Friday 27 Nov 2026 local, day 12, using the slower 2026 precedent. Note that the CNE proclaims, not the Constitutional Court. The Court hears appeals against the count (art. 400 with Lei 56/VII/2010 art. 4: an appeal is lodged the day after the results notice is posted and decided within about 3 more days)." }, "stages": [ { "stage": "election-night", "from": "2026-11-15T19:00:00Z", "by": "2026-11-17T00:59:59Z", "replacedAt": null, "confidence": "precedent", "citation": "Polling stations are open 08:00–18:00 local time (CNE, presidenciais2026.cne.cv; Electoral Code art. 190 for stations abroad: 'até às dezoito horas do país'). Cape Verde is UTC−1 with no DST, so polls close at 19:00 UTC. 2021: DGAPE and the CNE were publishing provisional figures by 21:00 local on polling night, 17 Oct (Euronews PT, 18 Oct 2021). The window closes at the end of Monday 16 Nov 2026, local time. This is the provisional count, not the CNE's official result.", "source": null, "observedAt": null }, { "stage": "final-result", "from": "2026-11-16T09:00:00Z", "by": "2026-11-28T00:59:59Z", "replacedAt": null, "confidence": "precedent", "citation": "Electoral Code (Lei 92/V/99 as republished by Lei 56/VII/2010) art. 395: the CNE, sitting as the general counting assembly, does the general count and proclaims the winner, or names the two candidates for the second round. It starts 'às oito horas do dia posterior ao das eleições' (16 Nov, 09:00 UTC), which is the floor. The Code sets no deadline for the presidential proclamation. 2021: the CNE proclaimed the winner on Friday 22 Oct at 17:50 local, day 5 after the 17 Oct vote (Visão/Lusa, 22 Oct 2021). For the May 2026 legislative election the CNE proclaimed on 29 May, day 12 (CNE press release; Expresso das Ilhas, 29 May 2026). The window closes at the end of Friday 27 Nov 2026 local, day 12, using the slower 2026 precedent. Note that the CNE proclaims, not the Constitutional Court. The Court hears appeals against the count (art. 400 with Lei 56/VII/2010 art. 4: an appeal is lodged the day after the results notice is posted and decided within about 3 more days).", "source": null, "observedAt": null } ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://presidenciais2026.cne.cv/resultados/", "role": "results-live", "kind": "race_results", "kindReason": "election code and results marker", "resolvable": true, "origin": "race", "note": "CNE's own results page for this election. On 24 Sep 2026 it was an empty template (all fields N/A).", "check": { "status": 200, "state": "ok", "at": "2026-09-24T18:34:59Z" } }, { "url": "https://eleicoes.cv/", "role": "results-live", "kind": "emb_home", "kindReason": "site root: cannot answer a results question", "resolvable": false, "origin": "race", "note": "Provisional results portal (Central de Resultados Provisórios). On 24 Sep 2026 it still showed the May 2026 legislative election and its TLS certificate had expired. Attribution to DGAPE rests on 2021 press reports that DGAPE and the CNE published the provisional count, not on the site itself.", "check": { "status": 0, "state": "unreachable", "at": "2026-09-24T18:34:59Z", "error": "internal error; reference = v3g06ciaghbm87co7tp0u1mh" } }, { "url": "https://cne.cv/resultados-oficiais/", "role": "results-final", "kind": "results_index", "kindReason": "results section without an election code", "resolvable": false, "origin": "race", "note": "CNE index of official results as published in the Boletim Oficial. It is an index, not a page for this election.", "check": { "status": 200, "state": "ok", "at": "2026-09-24T18:34:59Z" } }, { "url": "https://presidenciais2026.cne.cv/calendario-eleitoral/", "role": "timetable", "kind": "other", "kindReason": "election page without a results marker", "resolvable": false, "origin": "race", "note": "CNE electoral calendar for 2026. It lists pre-election deadlines only, nothing after polling day.", "check": { "status": 200, "state": "ok", "at": "2026-09-24T18:34:59Z" } }, { "url": "https://www.anacao.cv/noticia/2026/07/31/presidente-da-republica-marca-primeira-volta-das-eleicoes-presidenciais-para-15-de-novembro-de-2026/", "role": "timetable", "kind": "other", "kindReason": "election page without a results marker", "resolvable": false, "origin": "race", "note": "A Nação, 31 Jul 2026: Presidential Decree 22/2026 (Boletim Oficial, 30 Jul 2026) sets the first round for 15 Nov and a possible second round for 29 Nov.", "check": { "status": 200, "state": "ok", "at": "2026-09-24T18:34:59Z" } }, { "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cape_Verdean_presidential_election", "role": "see-also", "kind": "other", "kindReason": "election page without a results marker", "resolvable": false, "origin": "race", "check": { "status": 200, "state": "ok", "at": "2026-09-24T18:34:59Z" } }, { "url": "https://cne.cv/", "role": "authority-home", "kind": "emb_home", "kindReason": "site root: cannot answer a results question", "resolvable": false, "origin": "authority", "check": { "status": 200, "state": "ok", "at": "2026-09-24T18:34:59Z" } } ], "page_activity": [], "government": null, "url": "https://electionindex.org/election/cape-verde-presidential-2026#president" } ] }, "meta": { "dataset_version": "2026-09-24.4702fd43", "built_at": "2026-09-24T20:45:22Z", "generated_at": "2026-09-24T21:00:00.993Z", "licence": "CC BY 4.0: credit \"Election Index (electionindex.org)\" and link to https://electionindex.org", "docs": "https://electionindex.org/docs" } }