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For the first time in 20 years, the President and Prime Minister are from different parties

The victory of Jorge Carlos Fonseca over Manuel Inocêncio Sousa in the presidential run-off on 21 August with 54% of the vote will test the political nerves of both their parties. Presidential candidates may not be formal members of political parties. So Fonseca is supported by the Movimento para a Democracia (MPD) and Sousa by the Partido Africano de Independência de Cabo Verde (PAICV)....

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Jorge Carlos Fonseca, Manuel Inocêncio Sousa, José Maria Neves, Aristides Lima, André Corsino Tolentino, Amilcar Cabral, Portugal, Felisberto Vieira, Movimento para a Democracia, Partido Africano de Independência de Cabo Verde, Partido Africano para a Independência de Guiné e Cabo Verde

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