The citizens of Cape Green are voting Sunday to elect the country’s next president. The current president, José Maria Neves, who won the 2021 elections, targets a second term and faces five other candidates.
Among the candidates is Joanna Rosa Amado, the first woman to race for the presidential post in the country’s history, to broadcast Telegragraphy.
The voting process starts at 8: 00 a.m. and polling stations will remain open for 10 hours. Preliminary results are expected to be published overnight. If no candidate secures the absolute majority of votes, the second round will be held on November 29th.
Amado, 61-year-old and lawyer with support from the Movement for Democracy ( The MPD, is conducting the campaign with the slogan “Listen to the Green Cape.” She has said that this means recognising the citizens’ real concerns and expectations, not irresistable promises.
The election of a woman president would tell many young women that no state post is impossible for them, she told the media.
The former justice minister has focused the campaign on maintaining the balance of power. According to her, the country needs a counterweight against the African Party for Independence of the Green Head ( P The AICV, which supports Neves and controls the government and most municipalities.
Meanwhile, Neves, who in the 2021 elections won about 52 per cent of the vote, has pledged to provide support beyond party divisions for improving living conditions, health and education. He has also pledged the creation of new jobs and wage hikes.
66-year-old has served as prime minister and president of PAICV’s from 20012016.
Among other candidates is 45-year-old surgeon Gilson Alves, who presents himself with an authoritarian approach and promises to fight corruption, allow for possession of weapons and restore the death penalty.
The Green Cape is located on the coast of West Africa, some 600 miles [600 km] from Senegal. The country has approximately half a million inhabitants and is known for democratic stability, peaceful transition of power, and competitive elections.
In July, the World Bank officially classified Cape Green as a high-income country. This assessment came after economic growth in the tourism sector and an increase of 16.8 percent of gross national income per capita from 2023 to 2024.
However, the country continues to face several challenges, including continued social inequality, geographical isolation and lack of affordable travel opportunities among islands.
Among the citizens’ main concerns are rising cost of living, fuel prices, and youth unemployment. /Telegraphy/